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Welcome to Rockingham ...

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

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

Rockingham would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockingham is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Rockingham was located: 563

Communities Also Named Rockingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rockingham - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rockingham ...

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

  • Davenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
  • Rock Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bettendorf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Moline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
  • Silvis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <4>
  • Eldridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Colona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <4>
  • Milan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
  • Le Claire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Rockingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockingham.

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

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

Adding Rockingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockingham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rockingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rockingham post office opened in 1837. The Rockingham post office closed in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockingham.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rockingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/