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 Rockaway Beach (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 Rockaway Beach. 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.
Name Variations for Rockaway Beach ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockaway Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockaway Beach.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rockaway Beach is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Rockaway Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockaway Beach:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Rockaway Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Oshkosh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Stony Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Adella Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Black Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Fitzgerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Allenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Point Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Harbor Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Neenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Menasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Askeaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Sniderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Greenleaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Quinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Brothertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Brant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Saint John
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Hilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Hayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Kaukauna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Waupun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Calumetville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Garnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Gladstone Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Linden Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- North Fond du Lac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Malone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Peebles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Rosendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- West Rosendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Kiel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Steinthal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Louis Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Reedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Millhome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Saint Nazianz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Grimms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Hortonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Shiocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Elkhart Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Rhine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Ostrander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Weyauwega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Poy Sippi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- West Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Pine River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Redgranite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Lohrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockaway Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Rockaway Beach.
Cemeteries Near Rockaway Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockaway Beach.
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 Rockaway Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockaway Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winnebago County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Lake View Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1639301 <1>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87681 <1>
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88818 <1>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Plummer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rockaway Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockaway Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Oshkosh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Winnebago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Snells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snells is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
- Fitzgerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Black Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Allenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Butte des Morts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
- Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Neenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Van Dyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Brothertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Larsen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larsen is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockaway Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockaway Beach.
Newspapers Published in Rockaway Beach ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockaway Beach, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockaway Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rockaway Beach:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Rockaway Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockaway Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |