Welcome to Rockford ...

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

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

Rockford would have been located within present day Cass County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockford is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Rockford still existed, it would have been in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Rockford ...

While we believe that this Rockford is located in Cass County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Rockford. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carroll and Chariton County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 27 communities that are also named Rockford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockford ...

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

• Harrisonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Peculiar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
  • Peculiar is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <5>
• Holden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <5>
• Adrian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Bates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <5>
• Lake Winnebago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
  • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
• Archie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
  • Archie is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <5>
• Freeman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <5>
• Urich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
  • Urich is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <5>
• Creighton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <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 Rockford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockford. 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 Rockford.

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

Adding Rockford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockford 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 Rockford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rockford post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/