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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 Camp Rockne (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 Camp Rockne. 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 Camp Rockne ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Rockne: Cp. Rockne

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 and hospitals 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.

Camp Rockne is located in Plymouth County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.

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

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of Camp Rockne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Rockne, with the one closest to Camp Rockne listed first.
    • Cranberry Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
    • Pine Tree Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
    • South Carver
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
    • Carver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
    • South Meadow Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
    • White Island Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
    • Chiltonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
    • Water View Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
    • East Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
    • Onset Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
    • Wareham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
    • Wareham Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
  • Barnstable County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Rockne, with the one closest to Camp Rockne listed first.
    • Buzzards Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Bourne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
    • Sagamore Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
    • Monument Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
    • Sagamore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
    • Pocasset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
    • Sandwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
    • Cataumet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
    • East Sandwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
    • North Falmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • Forestdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Plowed Neck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Rockne, with the one closest to Camp Rockne listed first.
    • Long Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
    • East Freetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
    • Acushnet Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
    • Acushnet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Clifford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Braleys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Braleys is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
    • Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
    • Fairhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
    • East Taunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • Freetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
    • New Bedford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
    • Raynham Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
  • Dukes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Rockne, with the one closest to Camp Rockne listed first.
    • West Chop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • West Chop is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
    • Gosnold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Tisbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
    • Vineyard Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
    • Oak Bluffs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
    • Christian Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
    • North Tisbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Rockne, with the one closest to Camp Rockne listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Brookville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Avon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
    • Holbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
    • South Weymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
    • Cohasset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
    • East Weymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
    • Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Stoughton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
    • Weymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • North Cohasset
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • North Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohasset
    • North Stoughton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • Coggeshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
  • Newport County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Rockne, with the one closest to Camp Rockne listed first.
    • Bliss Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
    • Tiverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Rockne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Rockne.

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 Camp Rockne - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Rockne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Central Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • South Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Russell Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
    • The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Rochester Church Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.805 <1>
  • Centre Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Savery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chiltonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wenham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (386 more) ...

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.<2>

While we didn't find Camp Rockne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Rockne.

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

  • South Carver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
  • Carver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
  • Tremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tremont is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • West Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
  • South Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
  • Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Onset Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
  • East Wareham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
  • Chiltonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
  • East Carver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
  • South Middleboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
  • Onset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Onset is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buzzards Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
    • Bournedale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
    • Manomet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manomet is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manomet

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Rockne ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Rockne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Rockne, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Rockne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Camp Rockne:

Footnotes ...

<1>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<2>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 Camp Rockne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Camp Rockne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.