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 Rush Lake (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 Rush Lake. 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 Rush Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rush Lake: Rush Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rush Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rush Lake.
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.
Rush Lake is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Rush Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rush Lake:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Rush Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Pickett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Omro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Fitzgerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Harbor Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Winneconne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Black Wolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Stony Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Oshkosh
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Point Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Allenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Brothertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Waupun
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Atwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Fox Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Burnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Knowles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Kekoskee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Lomira
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Ripon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Metomen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- West Rosendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Rosendale
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Fairwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Woodhull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- North Fond du Lac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Green Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 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
- 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
- Marquette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 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 Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Neshkoro
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Montello
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Glen Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Medina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Hortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Weyauwega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Redgranite
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Lohrville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Pine River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- West Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Saxeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Wautoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Wild Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rush Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Rush Lake.
Cemeteries Near Rush Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush Lake.
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 Rush Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rush Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Krebs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nepeuskun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waukau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Seventh-day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dartford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rush Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rush Lake, with the one closest to Rush Lake listed first.
- Ripon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Pickett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Waukau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waukau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
- Elo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elo is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- West Rosendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Ring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Omro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Rosendale
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fitzgerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Fairwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rush Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rush Lake.
Newspapers Published in Rush Lake ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rush Lake, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rush Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rush Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Columbia County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Marquette County
- Outagamie County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara 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 Rush Lake, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rush Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |