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 Prairie (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 Prairie. 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 Prairie ...
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 Prairie: N. Prairie
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Prairie.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
North Prairie 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 North Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Prairie:
- Waukesha County (The home county of North Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Genesee Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Mukwonago
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Dousman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Delafield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Ashippun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Neosho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Rubicon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Hustisford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lac La Belle
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Helenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Ixonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Cold Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Slades Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Powers Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Fox River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Paddock Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Camp Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Salem Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Hales Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Saint Martins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Union Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Allis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- West Milwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 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
- West Granville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Milwaukee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Brown Deer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Freistadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Mequon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Thiensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Honey Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Wind Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Browns Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Eagle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Kneeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Bohners Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Lima Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Johnstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Potter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Lake Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Troy Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Little Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- East Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Lauderdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Spring Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Bowers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Heart Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Voree ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Lake Five
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Richfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Rockfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Rugby Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Slinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Cedar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Saint Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for North Prairie.
Cemeteries Near North Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Prairie.
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 Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- North Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Genesee Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88615 <1>
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle.
- The St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88610 <1>
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melindas Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 North Prairie had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, North Prairie had a population of 2,236 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Prairie, with the one closest to North Prairie listed first.
- Genesee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Genesee Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Mukwonago
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Dousman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Little Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Troy Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summit Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Waukesha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Delafield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Prairie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of North Prairie ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Prairie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of North Prairie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of North Prairie and those printed in the larger area surrounding North Prairie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of North Prairie.
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 helpful 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 Prairie:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jefferson County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 North Prairie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |