Welcome to New Rome ...
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.
New Rome would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of New Rome, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Rome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Rome is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where New Rome was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
New Rome would have been located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named New Rome ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Rome - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Rome.
Communities near New Rome ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Rome.
- Wisconsin Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Nekoosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Port Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Necedah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 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.<5> 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
- Pittsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Biron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Vesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Rome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Rome.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Rome. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Rome.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Rome. See our Newspapers Page for New Rome.
Adding New Rome to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Rome in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Rome was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Rome post office opened in 1858.
We also found New Rome in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Rome.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Rome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |