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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 River Hills (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 River Hills. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

River Hills is located in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County: Ozaukee, Racine, Washington & Waukesha.

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

  • Milwaukee County     (The home county of River Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Bayside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
    • Fox Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
    • Brown Deer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
    • Glendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
    • Whitefish Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
    • West Granville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
    • Shorewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
    • Milwaukee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
    • West Allis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
    • West Milwaukee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Greenfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Rubicon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rubicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
    • Ashippun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ashippun is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
    • Huilsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
    • Neosho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Neosho is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Kewaskum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
    • New Fane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Lac La Belle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Mequon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
    • Thiensville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Freistadt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
    • Cedarburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
    • Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
    • Ulao
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
    • Horns Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
    • Saukville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
    • Port Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
    • Fredonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Holy Cross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Waubeka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Kneeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kneeland is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Caledonia is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
    • Raymond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Raymond is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Wind Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
    • Franksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Wind Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wind Point is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • North Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Bay is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Caldwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Caldwell is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
    • Yorkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Random Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Adell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Germantown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
    • Rockfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
    • Richfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Richfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
    • Rugby Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
    • Lake Five
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Five is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
    • Newburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Cedar Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Myra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Myra is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
    • Slinger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Slinger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
    • Cedar Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • West Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hills, with the one closest to River Hills listed first.
    • Fussville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
    • Butler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Butler is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
    • Menomonee Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
    • Elm Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
    • Lannon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lannon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
    • Brookfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Sussex
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sussex is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
    • New Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
    • Pewaukee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
    • Pewaukee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
    • Waukesha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people

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

Cemeteries Near River Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Hills.

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 River Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Tree Meadows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mequon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Oaks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oaks Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glen Oaks Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
    • The Glen Oaks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87884 <1>
  • West Granville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Settlers Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Anthony 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>

While we didn't find River Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Hills.

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

  • Brown Deer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Whitefish Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
  • Thiensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Mequon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
  • West Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
  • Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Granville is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Freistadt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
  • Fussville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
  • Cedarburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Milwaukee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Menomonee Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
  • Marcy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ulao
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
    • Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
    • Elm Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people

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

Newspapers Published in River Hills ...

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 370 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Hills, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 River Hills:

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 River Hills, 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- River Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.