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 Rostok (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 Rostok. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Rostok is located in Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County: Brown, Door & Manitowoc.
Below are the counties that are near Rostok. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rostok:
- Kewaunee County (The home county of Rostok)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rostok, with the one closest to Rostok listed first.
- Kewaunee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Algoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Gregorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Krok
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Euren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Ellisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Luxemburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Stangelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Pilsen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Curran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rostok, with the one closest to Rostok listed first.
- Sugar Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Dyckesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Fontenoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Benderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Bay Settlement
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Wequiock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Bellevue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Bellevue Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rostok, with the one closest to Rostok listed first.
- Forestville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Rosiere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Brussels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Salona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Namur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Little Sturgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Sturgeon Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rostok, with the one closest to Rostok listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Zander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Mishicot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Larrabee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Fisherville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Kingsbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Maribel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Melnik
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Hickory Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Rosecrans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Shoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shoto is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoto
- Francis Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Oconto County
- Pensaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rostok, see our County-by-County Page for Rostok.
Cemeteries Near Rostok ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rostok.
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 Rostok - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rostok covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rostok, with the one closest to Rostok listed first.
- West Kewaunee Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wiesner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wiesner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Slovan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Hedwigs Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. John Nepomuceue Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Volunteer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Rostok in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rostok.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rostok, with the one closest to Rostok listed first.
- Kewaunee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Alaska
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Slovan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slovan is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovan
- Rankin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rio Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Krok
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Ellisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Euren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Norman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Luxemburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Pilsen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stangelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Thiry Daems
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
- Tonet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rostok. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rostok.
Newspapers Published in Rostok ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rostok.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rostok, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rostok.
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 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 Rostok:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kewaunee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Door County
- Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Rostok, 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- Rostok) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |