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 Silver Creek (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 Silver Creek. 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 Silver Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Silvercreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Creek.
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 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.
Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Silver Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Creek:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Silver Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Random Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Adell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Oostburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Ourtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Sheboygan Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Glenbeulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Kohler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Calumet County
- New Holstein
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Lomira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Theresa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Huilsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Knowles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Rubicon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Kekoskee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Iron Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Neda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Neosho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- New Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Fane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Kewaskum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Campbellsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Graham Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Saint Kilian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Banner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Dotyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Ashford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Millhome
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Kiel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Louis Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- School Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Steinthal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Osman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Bayside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Brown Deer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- River Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Fox Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- West Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Kohler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Belgium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Sauk Trail Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Saukville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Port Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Horns Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Boltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Saint Michaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- West Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Allenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Cedar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Menomonee Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Fussville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Lannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Sussex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Creek.
Cemeteries Near Silver Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Creek.
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 Silver Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Random Lake.
- St. Stephen Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89109 <2>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- St. John of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Silver Creek had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Random Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Boltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Kohler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Dacada
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dacada is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacada
- Adell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Beechwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Saint Michaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- New Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Fane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Creek.
Newspapers Published in Silver Creek ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Creek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Creek.
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 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 Silver Creek:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Silver Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |