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 Salem Oaks (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 Salem Oaks. 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 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.
Salem Oaks 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 Salem Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salem Oaks:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Salem Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Salem Lakes
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Paddock Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Lake Shangrila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Camp Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Woodworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Benet Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Fox River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Fossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Union Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 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
- Saint Martins
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Oak Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Greendale
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- South Milwaukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Cudahy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 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 Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Bohners Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Browns Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Sturtevant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Elmwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Franksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Genoa City
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Pell Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lake Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Spring Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Bowers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Lake Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Zenda
(20 miles [32.2 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 Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Muskego
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Mukwonago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Tess Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Eagleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- New Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Genesee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capri Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Barrington Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Fossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Lake Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Fox Lake Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Lindenhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Monaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Millburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Old Mill Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Johnsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salem Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Salem Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Salem Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salem Oaks.
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 Salem Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salem Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol - Paris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Bristol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paris Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bristol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Salem Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salem Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salem Oaks, with the one closest to Salem Oaks listed first.
- Salem Lakes
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Camp Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Woodworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Fox River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Loon Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- New Munster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Kansasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kansasville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salem Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salem Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Salem Oaks ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salem Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salem Oaks, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salem Oaks.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Salem Oaks:
- 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> | 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 Salem Oaks, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salem Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |