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 Rockton (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 Rockton. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Rockton is located in Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Rockton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockton:
- Vernon County (The home county of Rockton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- La Farge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Ontario
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Mount Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Trippville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Westby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Readstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Viroqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Liberty Pole
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Coon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Gays Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bell Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Union Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Wonewoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Hustler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- New Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Mauston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Lemonweir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Middle Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Bangor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Barre Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Norwalk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Melvina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Tunnel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Bloom City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Sabin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Gillingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Cazenovia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Boaz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Richland Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Aubrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Balmoral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Ironton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - La Valle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Lime Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockton, see our County-by-County Page for Rockton.
Newspapers Published in Rockton ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockton, 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 Rockton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rockton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
Cemeteries Near Rockton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockton.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jug Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jug Creek Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87551 <3>
- Revels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Revels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Revels Cemetery
- Billings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Creek Cemetery
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bad Axe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bad Axe Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lawton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
- Newburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburn Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Rest Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booher Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White City Cemetery
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockton had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
- Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - La Farge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Ontario
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - West Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mount Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
- Avalanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Trippville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Cashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6411, Longitude: -90.6018 In this case, the coordinates for Rockton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rockton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |