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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Prairie: Pleasant Pr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha 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 Kenosha County: Lake (IL), McHenry (IL), Racine & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Prairie:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Pleasant Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Fossland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Kenosha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Lake Shangrila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Benet Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paddock Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Camp Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fox River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Union Church
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Oak Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Saint Martins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Cudahy
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Hales Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Saint Francis
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Elmwood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Sturtevant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Franksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- North Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Wind Point
(18 miles [29 km] 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
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Bohners Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Genoa City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Voree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Pell Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Spring Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Lake Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lake Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Bowers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Zenda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Capri Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Glencoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Techny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winnetka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winthrop Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fossland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Beach Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Gurnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spaulding Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Grandwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Lindenhurst
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Johnsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Island Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- McCullom Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Ringwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant 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 Pleasant Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kenosha County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Bristol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Prairie had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pleasant Prairie had a population of 21,373 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie, with the one closest to Pleasant Prairie listed first.
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Truesdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Truesdell is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell
- Rosecrans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Kenosha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Wadsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gurnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waukegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Salem Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant 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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Prairie, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Prairie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pleasant Prairie:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kenosha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Cook County
- Lake County
- McHenry 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Prairie) 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 Pleasant Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |