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 West Rosendale (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 West Rosendale. 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 West Rosendale ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Rosendale: W. Rosendale
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near West Rosendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Rosendale:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of West Rosendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Rosendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ripon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Ladoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fairwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- North Fond du Lac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Oakfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Fond du Lac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Gladstone Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Linden Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Brothertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Quinney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Stockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Friesland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Waupun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Atwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Kekoskee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Lomira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Mayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Theresa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Green Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Markesan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Germania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Neshkoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Montello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Wayne
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Lohrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Redgranite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Poy Sippi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Silver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Mount Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Pickett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Black Wolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Point Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Stony Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Oshkosh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Harbor Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Allenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Adella Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Rosendale, see our County-by-County Page for West Rosendale.
Newspapers Published in West Rosendale ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Rosendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Rosendale, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Rosendale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 West Rosendale:
- 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 Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Fond du Lac County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Fond du Lac County
Cemeteries Near West Rosendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Rosendale.
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 West Rosendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Rosendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosendale Cemetery
- Rosendale North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosendale North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosendale North Cemetery
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Corners Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
- North Eldorado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Eldorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Eldorado Cemetery
- Liberty Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Prairie Cemetery
- Swatz Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swatz Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swatz Family Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Prairie Cemetery
- Rogersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogersville Cemetery
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loper Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Zoar 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Rosendale had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Rosendale, with the one closest to West Rosendale listed first.
- Rosendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ripon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Pickett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Ladoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fairwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Woodhull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Elo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Fisk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Rush Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Waukau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Utley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Rosendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Rosendale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Rosendale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.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 '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- West Rosendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Rosendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8222, Longitude: -88.7254 |
| <3> | 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 West Rosendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |