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 Rockport (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 Rockport. 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.
Name Variations for Rockport ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Rock Port.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockport.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Rockport is located in Parke County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Rockport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockport:
- Parke County (The home county of Rockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Annapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Grange Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Nyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Billie Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Perth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Carbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Benwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Bee Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Billtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Cloverland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Billville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Staunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Kingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Veedersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Layton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Mellott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Wesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- North Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Wingate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Cherry Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Roachdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Greencastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Reelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Barnard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Putnamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Tippecanoe County
- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Summit Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Tree Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Shepardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Fontanet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Sandcut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Libertyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- New Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Terre Haute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Spelterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Terre Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Seelyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Raven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Scottland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Chrisman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kentucky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Meeks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Ridge Farm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Belgium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Indianola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockport, see our County-by-County Page for Rockport.
Cemeteries Near Rockport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockport.
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 Rockport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- DeBaun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bristleridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Causey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cashatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tangier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ephlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Rockport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Sylvania
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Annapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tangier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Kingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Coloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Rockport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockport.
Newspapers Published in Rockport ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rockport:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Rockport, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |