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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 Rosendale Center (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 Rosendale Center. 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 Rosendale Center ...

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 Rosendale Center: Rosendale Ctr. (or less commonly used: Rosendale Cen., Rosendale Cent. or Rosendale Cntr.)

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 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.

Rosendale Center is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.

Below are the counties that are near Rosendale Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosendale Center:

  • Fond du Lac County     (The home county of Rosendale Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • West Rosendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
    • Rosendale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Eldorado
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Ripon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
    • Metomen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
    • Brandon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
    • Woodhull
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
    • Ladoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
    • Fairwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • North Fond du Lac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Fond du Lac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
    • Oakfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Minawa Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Brothertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
    • Quinney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinney is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
    • Stockbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrison is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Brant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
    • Chilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chilton is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Friesland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Cambria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cambria is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Waupun
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Atwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Atwater is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
    • Knowles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Knowles is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Lomira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lomira is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
    • Fox Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Burnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Burnett is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Kekoskee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Mayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Theresa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Theresa is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
    • Minnesota Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Green Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Utley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
    • Berlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
    • Markesan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Princeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Marquette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Neshkoro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Montello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Outagamie County
    • Medina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Washington County
    • Wayne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayne is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Waupaca County
    • Fremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fremont is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Redgranite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Lohrville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Poy Sippi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
    • Pine River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine River is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Silver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • West Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Mount Morris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
    • Saxeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.
    • Pickett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
    • Fisk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fisk is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
    • Fitzgerald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
    • Black Wolf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Omro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Omro is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
    • Point Comfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
    • Stony Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
    • Harbor Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Reighmoor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
    • Oshkosh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
    • Winneconne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Allenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Allenville is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Adella Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosendale Center, see our County-by-County Page for Rosendale Center.

Cemeteries Near Rosendale Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosendale Center.

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 Rosendale Center - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosendale Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.

  • Rosendale North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Eldorado Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Reeds Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Swatz Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<1>

While we didn't find Rosendale Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosendale Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosendale Center, with the one closest to Rosendale Center listed first.

  • West Rosendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
  • Rosendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Pickett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Ring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
  • Ripon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
  • Elo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elo is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Fisk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fisk is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
  • Rush Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Woodhull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
  • Waukau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waukau is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ladoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
    • Fairwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Fitzgerald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosendale Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosendale Center.

Newspapers Published in Rosendale Center ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosendale Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosendale Center, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosendale Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rosendale Center:

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 Rosendale Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Rosendale Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.