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 Rock Landing (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 Rock Landing. 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 Rock Landing ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rock Landing: Rock Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rock Lndng.)

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rock Landing is located in Barnstable County.

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

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

Barnstable County (The home county of Rock Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Landing, with the one closest to Rock Landing listed first.
- Popponesset
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
- New Seabury
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
- Maushop Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  - Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
- Popponesset Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  - Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
- Seabrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
- Monomoscoy Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  - Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
- Seconsett Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  - Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
- Mashpee Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
- Cotuit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
- East Falmouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
- Mashpee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Acapesket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Acapesket is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket
Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Landing, with the one closest to Rock Landing listed first.
- Fairhaven
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Acushnet Center
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Bliss Corner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- New Bedford
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Nonquitt
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
- South Dartmouth
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
- Long Plain
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- Apponagansett
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
- Clifford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Clifford is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Dartmouth
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Landing, with the one closest to Rock Landing listed first.
- Oak Bluffs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- West Chop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - West Chop is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Tisbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- Vineyard Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Edgartown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- Katama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Katama is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
- Christian Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- North Tisbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - North Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury
- West Tisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Gosnold
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Gosnold is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Chilmark
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Menemsha
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Menemsha is located in Dukes County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
Nantucket County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Landing, with the one closest to Rock Landing listed first.
- Nantucket
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
- Pocomo
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Landing, with the one closest to Rock Landing listed first.
- Onset
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Onset is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- East Wareham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - East Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wareham
- Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Marion is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Onset Station
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Weweantic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Briarwood Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Wareham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- White Island Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - White Island Shores is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Island Shores
- Wareham Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Mattapoisett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Rochester
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Rochester is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- West Wareham
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham

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

Cemeteries Near Rock Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Landing.

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 Rock Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Great Neck Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Woods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2248339 <1>
Bay View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
- The Bay View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waquoit Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.807 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91817 <1>
Mosswood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosswood Cemetery
- The Mosswood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cotuit Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.806 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91238 <1>
Coombs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
- The Coombs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avant - Coombs Burial Ground
- Coombs Burial Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498867 <1>
East End Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Burying Ground
- The East End Burying Ground has also been known as:
- East End Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.806 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281806 <1>
St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthonys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Falmouth.
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174183 <1>
Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.814 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91097 <1>
Methodist Society Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Society Burying Ground
- The Methodist Society Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314290 <1>
Attaquin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attaquin Cemetery
- The Attaquin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Attaquin Burial Ground
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MAS.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129622 <1>
Goodspeed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeed Cemetery
- The Goodspeed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wakeby Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.815 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91026 <1>
Marstons Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marstons Mills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marstons Mills.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.813 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019448 <1>
St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.802 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91652 <1>
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FAL.810 <2>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644001 <1>
- Forestdale Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestdale Cemetery is located in Forestdale.
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SDW.800 <2>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992531 <1>
- Ancient Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Cemetery
  - The Ancient Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Centerville Ancient Cemetery
  - Phinneys Lane Cemetery
  - Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BRN.807 <2>
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130820 <1>

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 Rock Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Landing.

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

East Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Falmouth
Wianno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wianno is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wianno
Mashpee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
Falmouth Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Heights
Osterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osterville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
Marstons Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marstons Mills is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstons Mills
Hatchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
Teaticket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
Forestdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
Vineyard Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
Oak Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
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- Craigville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Craigville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Centerville is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- West Falmouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth

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

Newspapers Published in Rock Landing ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Landing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rock Landing:

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 Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- Nantucket County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Plymouth County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Barnstable County

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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.
<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 Rock Landing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.