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 Shorewood (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 Shorewood. 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 doctors 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.
Shorewood 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 Shorewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shorewood:
- Milwaukee County (The home county of Shorewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Whitefish Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Fox Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Bayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- River Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Wauwatosa
(6 miles [9.7 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 Milwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Brown Deer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- West Allis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Mequon
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Cedarburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Ulao
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Horns Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Port Washington
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Saukville
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Waubeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Belgium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Kneeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Franksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Wind Point
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Wind Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- North Bay
(23 miles [37 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
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Racine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Elmwood Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Sturtevant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Lake Five
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Slinger
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Bend
(27 miles [43.5 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 Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Fussville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Lannon
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Tess Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sussex
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shorewood, see our County-by-County Page for Shorewood.
Cemeteries Near Shorewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shorewood.
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 Shorewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shorewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Glen Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johannes Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1638206 <1>
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Shorewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shorewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shorewood, with the one closest to Shorewood listed first.
- Whitefish Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Brown Deer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Mequon
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Fussville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Thiensville
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- South Milwaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Freistadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Marcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shorewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shorewood.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shorewood ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorewood.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shorewood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shorewood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shorewood.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Shorewood.
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 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 Shorewood:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Milwaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha 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 Shorewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shorewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |