Our Genealogy Helper
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 North Bay (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 North Bay. 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.
Name Variations for North Bay ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Bay: N. Bay
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Bay. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Bay.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
North Bay is located in Racine 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 Racine County: Kenosha, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near North Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Bay:
- Racine County (The home county of North Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Wind Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Racine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Elmwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Franksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Sturtevant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Kneeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Eagle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Somers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Kenosha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pleasant Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Woodworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fossland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Paddock Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Benet Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- South Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Cudahy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
- Saint Francis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Union Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Greendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Saint Martins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Hales Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- West Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Milwaukee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Voree ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Potter Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Lyons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Tess Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Big Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Elm Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Mukwonago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Winthrop Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Fossland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Beach Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <1>
- Wadsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mill Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Channel Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lindenhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Bay, see our County-by-County Page for North Bay.
Cemeteries Near North Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Bay.
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 North Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Racine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88174 <3>
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87662 <3>
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
- The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Kinzie Ave. Cemetery
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88173 <3>
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Racine.
- The Holy Family Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88181 <3>
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Country Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Zek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find North Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Bay, with the one closest to North Bay listed first.
- Racine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Husher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Husher is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
- Franksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ives Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Kilbournville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Somers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Kenosha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Bay.
Newspapers Published in North Bay ...
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 299 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Bay, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Bay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 North Bay:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Racine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Lake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 North Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |