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 Wheatland (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 Wheatland. 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 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.
Wheatland is located in Kenosha 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 Kenosha County: Lake (IL), McHenry (IL), Racine & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Wheatland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheatland:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Wheatland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Fox River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Slades Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Paddock Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Camp Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Salem Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Powers Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Benet Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Jefferson County
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Union Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Saint Martins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Oak Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- South Milwaukee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Cudahy
(29 miles [46.7 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 Allis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Browns Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Wind Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Genoa City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lake Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Spring Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Bowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Zenda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Big Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Mukwonago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Eagleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Tess Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Genesee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- New Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Boone County (IL)
- Capron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook County (IL)
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Channel Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Lake Villa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Monaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Fossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Ingleside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Long Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Lindenhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Johnsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Wonder Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <1>
- Lakemoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheatland, see our County-by-County Page for Wheatland.
Cemeteries Near Wheatland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheatland.
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 Wheatland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheatland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- First German Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- FWB Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- God's Acre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Wheatland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheatland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheatland, with the one closest to Wheatland listed first.
- New Munster
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- Fox River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Bassett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bassett is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Slades Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Camp Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Salem Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Kansasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kansasville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheatland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheatland.
Newspapers Published in Wheatland ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheatland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheatland.
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 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 Wheatland:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kenosha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Boone County
- Cook County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheatland) 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 Wheatland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |