Welcome to Roche a Cri ...
So far, we found very little information about Roche a Cri. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roche a Cri to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roche a Cri, please Contact Us.
Roche a Cri would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roche a Cri, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Roche a Cri is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Roche a Cri was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Roche a Cri was located: 608 & 353<4>
Communities near Roche a Cri ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roche a Cri.
- Nekoosa
(18 miles [29 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Necedah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 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
- Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Big Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- New Miner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Leola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Roche a Cri. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roche a Cri.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roche a Cri. 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 Roche a Cri.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roche a Cri. See our Newspapers Page for Roche a Cri.
Adding Roche a Cri to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roche a Cri in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roche a Cri was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Roche a Cri post office opened in 1856.
We also found Roche a Cri in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roche a Cri.
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 Roche a Cri, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roche a Cri - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Roche a Cri area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Roche a Cri area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |