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 Yorkville (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 Yorkville. 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.
Yorkville 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 Yorkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorkville:
- Racine County (The home county of Yorkville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raymond is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Franksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franksville is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Kneeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kneeland is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Eagle Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Lake is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Sturtevant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sturtevant is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Wind Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wind Lake is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Elmwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Park is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Browns Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns Lake is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rochester is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Jefferson County
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Somers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Paddock Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Woodworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Salem Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Kenosha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Camp Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fox River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Lake Shangrila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Pleasant Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Benet Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Union Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Saint Martins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Oak Creek
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Greendale
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Hales Corners
(13 miles [20.9 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
- South Milwaukee
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cudahy
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Saint Francis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- West Allis
(18 miles [29 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
- West Milwaukee
(18 miles [29 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
- Milwaukee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Voree was located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lake Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Potter Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- East Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Spring Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Pell Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Genoa City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Troy Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Former name for Troy Center:
- Troy Centre
- Lake Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Como
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Big Bend
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- New Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Mukwonago
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Elm Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Waukesha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Eagleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Fossland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Channel Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Winthrop Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Old Mill Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beach Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Lindenhurst
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Wadsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <1>
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Solon Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Wonder Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 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
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorkville, see our County-by-County Page for Yorkville.
Cemeteries Near Yorkville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorkville.
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 Yorkville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorkville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sylvania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paris Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Independent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luther Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Yorkville had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Yorkville had a population of 3,143 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Ives Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ives Grove is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- North Cape
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cape is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Sylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raymond is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Kansasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansasville is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
- Franksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franksville is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Kilbournville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbournville is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Kneeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kneeland is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Union Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Husher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Husher is also located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorkville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorkville.
Newspapers Published in Yorkville ...
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 285 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorkville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorkville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorkville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Yorkville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Racine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yorkville) 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 Yorkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |