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 Rudolph (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 Rudolph. 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.
Rudolph is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.
Below are the counties that are near Rudolph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rudolph:
- Wood County (The home county of Rudolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- Biron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Eight Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Milladore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Sherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Lake Wazeecha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Vesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Blenker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Port Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Arpin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Auburndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Nekoosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Big Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Clark County
- Chili
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Chili
- Juneau County
- New Miner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- New Miner
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- Ashley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Moon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon is located in Marathon County
- Rangeline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Mosinee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Rozellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- McMillan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Stratford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Evergreen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Kronenwetter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Fenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Rothschild
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Rib Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rib Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Stevens Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Whiting
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Park Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Plover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Torun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Arnott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Custer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Ellis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Polonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Amherst Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- Cobb Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rudolph, see our County-by-County Page for Rudolph.
Newspapers Published in Rudolph ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rudolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rudolph, 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 Rudolph.
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 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 Rudolph:
- 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 Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark 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
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Wood County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Wood County
Cemeteries Near Rudolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rudolph.
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 Rudolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Wisconsin Rapids.
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sigel Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158531 <3>
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #342647 <3>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89124 <3>
- Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
- Linwood Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Union Cemetery
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Milladore Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- The Milladore Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Union Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milladore Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89438 <3>
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran 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 Rudolph had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rudolph had a population of 411 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rudolph, with the one closest to Rudolph listed first.
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Milladore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Meehan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Vesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Blenker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Port Edwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Stevens Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Dancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Auburndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Pittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Knowlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - New Rome ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stockton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rudolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rudolph.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rudolph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.wi.us/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rudolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rudolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4972, Longitude: -89.8018 In this case, the coordinates for Rudolph 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 Rudolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |