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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about New Berlin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Berlin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

New Berlin is located in Waukesha County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near New Berlin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Berlin:

  • Waukesha County     (The home county of New Berlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
    • Calhoun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Tess Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Muskego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
    • Waukesha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Butler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
    • Pewaukee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
    • Pewaukee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Dodge County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
    • Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Sullivan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Rome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Ixonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hebron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Helenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenosha County
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
    • Hales Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Greenfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Allis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Martins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • West Milwaukee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Union Church
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Milwaukee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Granville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cudahy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
    • Saint Francis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ozaukee County
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
    • Wind Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kneeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Yorkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Rochester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Franksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Eagle Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Honey Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Union Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Walworth County
  • Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Berlin, see our County-by-County Page for New Berlin.

Cemeteries Near New Berlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Berlin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Berlin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Berlin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Berlin had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Berlin had a population of 39,812 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.

  • Calhoun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tess Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hales Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
  • Muskego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
  • Saint Martins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Waukesha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Big Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Duplainville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
    • Union Church
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Marcy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Berlin. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Berlin.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Berlin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 328 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Berlin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Berlin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Berlin and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Berlin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of New Berlin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Berlin:

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Berlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.