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 Split Rock (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 Split Rock. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Split Rock is located in Shawano 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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.
Below are the counties that are near Split Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Split Rock:
- Shawano County (The home county of Split Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Tigerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Leopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Bowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Wittenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Regina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Almon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Eland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Birnamwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birnamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Mattoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Middle Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Shawano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Phlox
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Antigo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Galloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Elderon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Norrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Hatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Kronenwetter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Neopit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Keshena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Legend Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Leeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Shiocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Alban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Rosholt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Amherst Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Polonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Ellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Custer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Torun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Arnott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Park Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Big Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Iola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Embarrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Manawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Ogdensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Scandinavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Split Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Split Rock.
Newspapers Published in Split Rock ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Split Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Split Rock, 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 Split Rock.
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 either 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 Split Rock:
- 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 Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade 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
- Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie 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
- Langlade County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County
Cemeteries Near Split Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Split Rock.
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 Split Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184901 <3>
- St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Marion.
- The St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88986 <3>
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwegian Luthern Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185220 <3>
- Big Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Falls Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88991 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Seneca Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneca Cemetery
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Holy Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
- Northland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Cemetery
- Holy Family 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 in 1895, Split Rock had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Split Rock, with the one closest to Split Rock listed first.
- Tigerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Hunting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Big Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Caroline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Whitcomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Leopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Buckbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Wittenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Northland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Pella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Marble ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Regina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Elderon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Alban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Regina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Split Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Split Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Split Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Split Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Split Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7077, Longitude: -89.0239 |
| <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 Split Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |