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 Lone Rock (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 Lone Rock. 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.
Lone Rock is located in Richland County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Rock:
- Richland County (The home county of Lone Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Sextonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Aubrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Balmoral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Richland Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Gillingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Westport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Cazenovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Bloom City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Crawford County
- Boydtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Boydtown
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Mazomanie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Elvers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Blue Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Black Earth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Mount Horeb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Marxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Cross Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Klevenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klevenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Muscoda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Montfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Blue River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Annaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Boscobel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Fennimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Stitzer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Woodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Hyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Arena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Dodgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Edmund
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Cassell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lafayette County
- Calamine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Calamine
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Spring Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Witwen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Lime Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Denzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Loganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Rock Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ironton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - North Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Rock.
Cemeteries Near Lone Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Rock.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978341 <3>
- North Otter Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Otter Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Button Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Button Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Big Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Avoca Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avoca Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avoca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bear Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Malachy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Malachy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Malachy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Killian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Killian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Killian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wyoming Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyoming Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyoming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sextonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sextonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sextonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Helena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Helena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Blabaum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blabaum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blabaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blabaum Cemetery
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 Lone Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Gotham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Spring Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sextonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Twin Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Keyesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Muscoda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Muscoda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Rock.
Newspapers Published in Lone Rock ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Rock, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lone Rock:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lone Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Lone Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1844, Longitude: -90.2018 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |