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 Rolling Prairie (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 Rolling Prairie. 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 Rolling Prairie ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rolling Prairie: Rolling Pr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rolling Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rolling Prairie.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Rolling Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Prairie:
- Dodge County (The home county of Rolling Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Minnesota Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Burnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Juneau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Horicon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Beaver Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Atwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Mayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Kekoskee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Iron Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Clyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Hustisford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Friesland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cambria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Doylestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Otsego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Rio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Keyeser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Pardeeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- North Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- East Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- North Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Pierceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Ladoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Oakfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Saint Kilian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Byron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Fairwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Ashford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Metomen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Woodhull
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Campbellsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Utley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Markesan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Green Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Marquette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Grellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Ixonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Lac La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Johnson Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lake Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Helenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Allenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Saint Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Cedar Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Slinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Cedar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- West Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Rugby Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Monterey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Oconomowoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Okauchee Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Stonebank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Oconomowoc Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Okauchee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Chenequa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Nashotah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Merton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Summit Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolling Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Rolling Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling Prairie.
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 Rolling Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Hyland Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clason Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wrucke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Juneau City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juneau City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Juneau.
- The Juneau City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Juneau Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1615128 <1>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rolling Prairie had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Prairie, with the one closest to Rolling Prairie listed first.
- Minnesota Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Juneau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Burnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Horicon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Beaver Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Atwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Mayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Kekoskee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Fox Lake Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Clyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Hustisford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Iron Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- LeRoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- LeRoy is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Fox Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Rolling Prairie ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Prairie, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Prairie.
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 Rolling Prairie:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Jefferson County
- Washington County
- Waukesha 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 Rolling Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rolling Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |