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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 Rochester (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 Rochester. 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 and doctors 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.

Rochester is located in Fulton County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Cass, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke & Wabash.

Below are the counties that are near Rochester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rochester:

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Rochester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Athens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
    • Fulton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Leiters Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Akron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kewanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Delong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Lake Bruce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Disko
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Twelve Mile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
    • Lucerne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
    • Hoover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Verona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Rochester to Verona
    • New Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
    • Royal Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Center
      • Royal Center is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Center <2>
    • Logansport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunkirk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
    • Onward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Cicott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
      • Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
    • Walton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Clymers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Nappanee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gravelton
      • From Rochester to Gravelton
  • Kosciusko County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Beaver Dam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beaver Dam
      • From Rochester to Beaver Dam
    • Mentone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentone
      • Mentone is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentone <2>
    • Sevastopol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burket
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
      • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Silver Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
    • Claypool
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <2>
    • Etna Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Clunette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
      • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <2>
    • Sidney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Arrowhead Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Tippecanoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Argos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Tip Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tip Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
    • Culver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Bourbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
      • Bourbon is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <2>
    • Burr Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Donaldson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
    • Tyner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bremen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
    • La Paz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Macy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deedsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
      • Deedsville is located in Miami County
    • Gilead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Miami County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
    • Pettysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunker Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
    • Loree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Santa Fe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Monterey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Thornhope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <2>
    • Beardstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Winamac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Denham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Joseph County
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Ora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ober
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
      • Bass Lake is located in Starke County
    • Aldine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Grovertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Starke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <2>
    • Koontz Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koontz Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
      • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
    • Toto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Judson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Judson
      • North Judson is located in Starke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Judson <2>
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Stockdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
    • Roann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roann
      • Roann is located in Wabash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roann <2>
    • Laketon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laketon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
      • Laketon is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laketon <2>
    • North Manchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Richvalley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Urbana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Servia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Servia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
      • Servia is located in Wabash County
    • Wabash
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Wabash is located in Wabash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <2>
    • Lagro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagro
      • Lagro is located in Wabash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagro <2>
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Headlee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
    • Collamer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collamer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Collamer
      • From Rochester to Collamer
    • South Whitley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rochester, see our County-by-County Page for Rochester.

Cemeteries Near Rochester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rochester.

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 Rochester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Shelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Athens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Athens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Athens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richland Center Citizen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Fulton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dunkard Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Five Corners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rochester had a population of 2,467 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 5,997 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.

  • Green Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
    • Green Oak is located in Fulton County
  • Wagoner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagoner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
    • Wagoner is located in Miami County
  • Richland Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
    • Richland Center is located in Fulton County
  • Tiosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiosa
    • Tiosa is located in Fulton County
  • Walnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Marshall County
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Macy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leiters Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kewanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Birmingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Miami County
  • Akron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Dam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beaver Dam
    • From Rochester to Beaver Dam
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rochester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rochester.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rochester ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rochester.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rochester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rochester and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rochester.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Rochester.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rochester:

The official website for Rochester: www.rochester.in.us/

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Rochester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rochester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0650, Longitude: -86.2160    
<5>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.
<6>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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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