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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 Sturtevant (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 Sturtevant. 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 and 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.

Sturtevant is located in Racine 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 Racine County: Kenosha, Walworth & Waukesha.

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

  • Racine County     (The home county of Sturtevant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturtevant, with the one closest to Sturtevant listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
    • Elmwood Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Franksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Racine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bay is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Yorkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Union Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Wind Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wind Point is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Raymond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Kenosha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturtevant, with the one closest to Sturtevant listed first.
    • Somers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Somers is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Kenosha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paddock Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Fossland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Salem Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Benet Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturtevant, with the one closest to Sturtevant listed first.
    • Oak Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Union Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Milwaukee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Saint Martins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cudahy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
    • Greendale
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Saint Francis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hales Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Allis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • West Milwaukee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Walworth County
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturtevant, with the one closest to Sturtevant listed first.
    • Durham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Muskego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
    • Tess Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Prospect
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Berlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Calhoun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • 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
    • Elm Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
    • Waukesha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sturtevant, with the one closest to Sturtevant listed first.
    • Fossland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Beach Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Zion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Old Mill Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wadsworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Millburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Channel Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Lindenhurst
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Sturtevant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sturtevant.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sturtevant, with the one closest to Sturtevant 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.<3>

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

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

  • Sylvania
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sylvania is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Franksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Somers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Somers is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
  • Ives Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ives Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
  • Racine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Yorkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Union Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Kenosha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kilbournville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kilbournville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
  • Tabor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tabor is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Husher
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Husher is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
    • Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Truesdell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Truesdell is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sturtevant ...

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 260 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sturtevant.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sturtevant. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sturtevant and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sturtevant.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Sturtevant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sturtevant:

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>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 Sturtevant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sturtevant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.