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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 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.

Name Variations for Rockville ...

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.

In past government published Postal Guides, Rockville was referred to as Rockville Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockville.

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Parke County and is the County Seat.

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 Rockville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockville:

  • Parke County     (The home county of Rockville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Billie Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
    • Nyesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nyesville is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
    • Bloomingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Judson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Judson is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Bellmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bellmore is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
    • Annapolis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Annapolis is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
    • Marshall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Marshall is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Mecca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mecca is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Armiesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Armiesburg is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
    • West Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Union is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Montezuma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Guion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Guion is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
    • Bridgeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Perth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Perth is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Lena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lena is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Carbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Benwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Benwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
    • Bee Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
    • Billtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Billtown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
    • Brazil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Billville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Billville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
    • Cloverland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cloverland is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Turner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Turner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Harmony
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Knightsville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Staunton
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Kingman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harveysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
    • Wallace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wallace is located in Fountain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hillsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Veedersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Layton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Layton is located in Fountain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mellott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mellott is located in Fountain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Stone Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
    • Newtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Newtown is located in Fountain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Hendricks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Reno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Reno is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Coatesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • New Winchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Waveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alamo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alamo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • New Market
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Market is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • North Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North Union is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
    • Yountsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
    • Waynetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wesley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Ladoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawfordsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mace is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
    • Smartsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
    • Wingate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Garfield is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Portland Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Russellville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Blakesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
    • Reelsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
    • Greencastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limedale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Limedale is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Roachdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Putnamville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • Fillmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Groveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Groveland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Barnard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Barnard is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Cloverdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vermillion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Alta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Alta is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Hillsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Summit Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Park
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
    • Dana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dana is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Universal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Saint Bernice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
    • Blanford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blanford is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
    • Cayuga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
    • Eugene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eugene is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Vigo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Fontanet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fontanet is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
    • Sandcut
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
    • Burnett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Burnett is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Shepardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
    • North Terre Haute
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
    • New Goshen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seelyville
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Libertyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Spelterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Spelterville is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
    • Terre Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Terre Town is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
    • Harrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Pine Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Glen Ayre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Baltimore is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
    • Foster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Foster is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Clark County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Farrington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
    • Dennison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Edgar County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Kidley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
    • Raven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
    • Clays Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
    • Huffmanville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
    • Logan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Scottland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
    • Vermilion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentucky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
    • Chrisman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Elbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Paris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Nevins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
  • Vermilion County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Meeks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Ridge Farm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Vermilion Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
    • Busenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
    • Westville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <1>
    • Belgium
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Indianola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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.

  • Memory Garden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Overman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hethcoe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Watts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Arabia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (413 more) ...
    • Coffin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hixon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockville had a population of 1,689 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockville had a population of 2,449 people.

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

  • Leatherwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leatherwood is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
  • Nyesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nyesville is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
  • Coloma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coloma is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Catlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Catlin is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Judson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Judson is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Annapolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Annapolis is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Mecca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Bellmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bellmore is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marshall is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Armiesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Armiesburg is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
  • Jessup
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jessup is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • West Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Union is located in Parke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Montezuma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Summit Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove

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 the Vicinity of 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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rockville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rockville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rockville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of 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:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.