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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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)
    • Leopolis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Wittenberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Regina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Regina
      • From Split Rock to Regina
    • Almon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Birnamwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
      • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birnamwood
      • From Split Rock to Birnamwood
    • Mattoon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • 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)
  • 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)
    • Antigo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • 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)
    • Elderon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Norrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Pike Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pike Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
      • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pike Lake
      • From Split Rock to Pike Lake
    • Hatley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ringle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Ashley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kronenwetter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
    • Zoar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Keshena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leeman
      • From Split Rock to Leeman
    • Shiocton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Nichols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • 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)
    • Rosholt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Garfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
    • Polonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Split Rock to Lake Emily
    • Custer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Torun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Arnott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Split Rock to Arnott
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Iola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Manawa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • 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)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ostrander
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Split Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Split Rock.

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.

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.<5>

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)
  • Hunting
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
    • Hunting is located in Shawano County
  • Big Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
    • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Caroline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
    • Caroline is located in Shawano County
  • Whitcomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
    • Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leopolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckbee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
  • Wittenberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Northland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
    • Northland is located in Waupaca County
  • Pella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Marble ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Waupaca County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Regina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Regina
      • From Split Rock to Regina
    • Elderon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Alban
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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.

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]<4>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Split Rock:

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>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>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- 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    
<5>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.




 

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