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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 Union Church (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 Union Church. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Union Church is primarily located in Milwaukee County. A portion of Union Church extends into Racine County and 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 Milwaukee County: Ozaukee, Racine, Washington & Waukesha.

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

  • Milwaukee County     (The home county of Union Church)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
    • Saint Martins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Hales Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Greendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Greenfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Milwaukee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cudahy
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • West Milwaukee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Saint Francis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauwatosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Rome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Kenosha County
  • Ozaukee County
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
    • Kneeland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Raymond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wind Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Yorkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Eagle Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Franksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Waterford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Rochester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Caldwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Walworth County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
    • Lake Five
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Germantown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
    • Richfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
    • Durham
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Muskego
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Big Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Prospect
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Calhoun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Elm Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mukwonago
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
    • Waukesha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
    • Fossland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Channel Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Russell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Mill Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Beach Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fox Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Villa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lindenhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Millburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Union Church ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Church.

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 Union Church - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Union Church had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Durham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kneeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Cape
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Cape is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape
  • Raymond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Martins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Muskego
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kilbournville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kilbournville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
  • Hales Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Yorkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Thompsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompsonville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oakwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Big Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Prospect
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Union Church ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Church.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Church, 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 Union Church.

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 Union Church:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Union Church) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Union Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.