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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 Stonebank (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 Stonebank. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Stonebank is located in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.

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

  • Waukesha County     (The home county of Stonebank)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonebank, with the one closest to Stonebank listed first.
    • Chenequa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Okauchee Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
    • Okauchee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashotah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oconomowoc Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Merton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Merton is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
    • Monterey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
    • Delafield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
    • Oconomowoc
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
    • Pewaukee West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonebank, with the one closest to Stonebank listed first.
    • Ashippun
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Neosho
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rubicon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Huilsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hustisford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hustisford is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
    • Iron Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clyman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Clyman is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Neda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Horicon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Juneau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Fond du Lac County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonebank, with the one closest to Stonebank listed first.
    • Lac La Belle
      (5 miles [8 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Ixonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Sullivan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Watertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Helenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Grellton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonebank, with the one closest to Stonebank listed first.
    • West Granville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wauwatosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Brown Deer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hales Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • West Milwaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
    • River Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Saint Martins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
  • Ozaukee County
  • Racine County
  • Walworth County
  • Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Stonebank ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonebank.

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 Stonebank - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Stonebank in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonebank.

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

  • Okauchee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • North Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Lake is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
  • Nashotah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hartland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
  • Merton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Merton is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Monches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monches is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monches
  • Monterey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Delafield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
  • Alderley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alderley is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderley
  • Summit Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pewaukee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
  • Lake Five
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Stonebank ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonebank.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonebank, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonebank.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stonebank:

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 Stonebank, 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' (or 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- Stonebank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.