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 Rockville (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 Rockville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rockville is located in Solano County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Solano County: Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Rockville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockville:
- Solano County (The home county of Rockville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mankas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suisun City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
- Travis Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vacaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Leisure Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Guadalcanal Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Vallejo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- University Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Berkeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rochedale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Berkeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- Emeryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montclair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port Costa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Martinez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tormey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Mountain View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Vine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Rodeo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Black Point - Green Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ignacio is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rafael Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rafael Village is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
- Novato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Venetia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Venetia is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Venetia
- Cerro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro
- San Quentin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Rafael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Linda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Linda is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Linda
- Greenbrae
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- American Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Napa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Merazo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- Yountville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Spanish Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Isleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ryde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McGill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Vineburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sears Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Sonoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boyes Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- El Verano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Temelec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Eldridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Ellen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Winters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Greendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockville, see our County-by-County Page for Rockville.
Cemeteries Near Rockville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockville.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rockville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Rockville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tulocay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulocay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tulocay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Napa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8411 <2>
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Valley Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Napa.
- The Napa Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- Napa Valley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169978 <2>
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carquinez Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <2>
- All Souls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Souls Catholic Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <2>
- Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (57 more) ...
- Water Front Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benicia City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Rockville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Cordelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cordelia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Suisun City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Teal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Napa Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Napa Junction is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
- Vanden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vanden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanden
- Flosden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flosden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flosden
- Napa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Vacaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vallejo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Denverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Violet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Benicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockville.
Newspapers Published in Rockville ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockville.
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 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 Rockville:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- Sonoma County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |