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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 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 may 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)
  • Jackson County
  • Juneau County
  • Marquette County
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • 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)
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • 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)
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
    • Whiting
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Park Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • 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)
    • 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)
  • 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)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Coloma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Wautoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • 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)
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
    • Biron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • 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)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Vesper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Arpin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • 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.

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 New Rome - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Novotny Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Niebull Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holliday Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Searles Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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)
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
  • Walker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walker is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Babcock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Babcock is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
  • Strongs Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
  • Sprague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
    • Meehan is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
  • Rudolph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Meadow Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • 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]<2>. 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 start 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Rome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.