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 Rural (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 Rural. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Rural is located in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Rural. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rural:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Rural)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waupaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scandinavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Baldwins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weyauwega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyauwega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Gills Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Wolf
- From Rural to Little Wolf
- Manawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Adams County
- Leola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leola
- From Rural to Leola
- Green Lake County
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Marathon County
- Galloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Neshkoro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neshkoro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Germania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germania. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Germania
- From Rural to Germania
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Hortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Medina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Medina
- From Rural to Medina
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Shiocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amherst Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Emily
- From Rural to Lake Emily
- Nelsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arnott
- From Rural to Arnott
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Custer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Polonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alban
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ellis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Split Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tigerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Saxeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wild Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poy Sippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redgranite
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Silver Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wautoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wautoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lohrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Coloma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Orihula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zittau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winneconne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Medina Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Omro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reighmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Lake Wazeecha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Grand Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rural, see our County-by-County Page for Rural.
Cemeteries Near Rural ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rural.
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 Rural covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Badger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dopp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dopp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dopp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Springwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lind Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Rural had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Waupaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saxeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Waupaca County
- Wild Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scandinavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Pine River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rural. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rural.
Newspapers Published in Rural ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rural.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rural, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rural.
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 helpful 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 Rural:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waupaca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Green Lake County
- Marathon County
- Marquette County
- Outagamie County
- Portage County
- Shawano County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rural. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 Rural, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rural) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rural. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3128, Longitude: -89.1567 In this case, the coordinates for Rural have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |