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 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Camp Rockne is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Pine Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- South Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - South Meadow Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- White Island Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Island Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Water View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Wareham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- West Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Manomet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - North Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sagamore Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Monument Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sagamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pocasset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cataumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - East Sandwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- North Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Silver Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Forestdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Plowed Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
- Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- East Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Acushnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Braleys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - East Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Freetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Raynham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Berkley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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) - Gosnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Tisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- Oak Bluffs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Christian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- North Tisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Holbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Weymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Cohasset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - East Weymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Stoughton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Weymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- North Stoughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Braintree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- North Weymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Bristol County (RI)
- Coggeshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Tiverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Rockne, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<2>. 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 begin 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:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dukes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
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.
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 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- South Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pond Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Russell Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Mills Cemetery
- Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth County Memorial Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- The Woodside Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Rochester Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
- Centre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centre Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Savery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savery Cemetery
- Chiltonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiltonville Cemetery
- Wenham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenham Cemetery
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Agawam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agawam Cemetery
- Vine Hill Cemetery
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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - West Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- South Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wareham
- South Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Onset Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onset Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- East Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Chiltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltonville
- Chiltonville is located in Plymouth County
- East Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- South Middleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Onset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buzzards Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bournedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bournedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournedale
- Bournedale is located in Barnstable County
- Manomet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzards Bay
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camp Rockne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Camp Rockne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Rockne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8526, Longitude: -70.6767 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Rockne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Camp Rockne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |