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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about New Rome. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Rome to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Rome, please Contact Us.

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 New Rome (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 New Rome. 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 and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of New Rome is historic, it would have been located within present day Adams 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 Adams County: Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara & Wood.

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of New Rome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Big Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Leola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
      • Leola is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leola
      • From New Rome to Leola
    • Strongs Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Adams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Easton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • City Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for City Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
      • City Point is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to City Point
      • From New Rome to City Point
    • Lapham Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Juneau County
  • Marquette County
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Shennington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Valley Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Almond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Plover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
    • Whiting
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Park Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Stevens Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
      • Arnott is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arnott
      • From New Rome to Arnott
    • Blaine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Custer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
      • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lake Emily
      • From New Rome to Lake Emily
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Coloma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Wautoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wautoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Wild Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Nekoosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Port Edwards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grand Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
    • Biron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Eight Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rudolph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Vesper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Arpin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Sherry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near New Rome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Rome.

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 New Rome covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.

  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village of Port Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Novotny Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Novotny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Novotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monroe Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Niebull Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niebull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niebull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holliday Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Searles Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searles Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searles Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

New Rome itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Port Edwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Monroe Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
  • Walker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Wood County
  • Babcock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Babcock is located in Wood County
  • Strongs Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
  • Sprague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
    • Sprague is located in Juneau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sprague
    • From New Rome to Sprague
  • Arkdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Vesper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Meehan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meehan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
    • Meehan is located in Portage County
  • Rudolph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Meadow Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people

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

Newspapers Published in New Rome ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Rome.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Rome, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Rome.

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 helpful 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 New Rome:

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 New Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Rome) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Rome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2407, Longitude: -89.8656       In this case, the coordinates for New Rome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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