Welcome to Rockaway ...

So far, we found very little information about Rockaway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rockaway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockaway, please Contact Us.

Rockaway would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

The location of Rockaway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockaway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockaway is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rockaway was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rockaway would have been located in the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Rockaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rockaway - they are located in Alabama, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockaway.

Communities near Rockaway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockaway.

• Maquoketa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <5>
• Savanna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Bellevue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Preston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Hanover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Elizabeth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Thomson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
  • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <5>
• Sabula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
  • Sabula is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <5>
• Delmar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Miles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Miles is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockaway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockaway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockaway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway. See our Newspapers Page for Rockaway.

Adding Rockaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockaway in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockaway was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockaway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/