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 Red 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 Red 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Red Rock is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Jo Daviess (IL), Stephenson (IL), Grant, Green & Iowa.
Below are the counties that are near Red Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Rock:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Red Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Wiota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Gratiot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Calamine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- South Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Shullsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Blanchardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Blue Mounds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Mount Horeb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Cuba City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Platteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Dickeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Montfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Rutledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Browntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- New Glarus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Twin Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Mineral Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mineral Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Hollandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dodgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Rewey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Edmund
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Barneveld
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Cobb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Hyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Dubuque County (IA)
- Wilkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Jackson County (IA)
- Smiths
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Apple River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
- Scales Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Menominee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Aiken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Pleasant Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Winslow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <1>
- McConnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oneco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eleroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Afolkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Red Rock.
Cemeteries Near Red Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red 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.
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 Red Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Lamont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schellenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Pillings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Red Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Gratiot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Lamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Dunbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Apple River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Calamine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Shullsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Truman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truman is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Yellowstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Rock.
Newspapers Published in Red 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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Rock, 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 Red Rock.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Red Rock:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Grant County
- Green County
- Iowa County
- Dubuque County
- Jackson County
- Jo Daviess County
- Stephenson 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Red Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |