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 Rockland (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 Rockland. 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 Rockland ...
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.
Another variation: Rock Land.
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.
A Few Details for Rockland ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Rockland was settled in 1673.
- It was incorporated in 1874.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rockland 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 Rockland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockland:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Rockland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- North Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Accord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Whitman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Curtis Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- North Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Norwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Oldham Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sagamore Beach
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- North Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- South Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Furnace Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- East Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- East Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Nahant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Saugus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Swampscott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Marblehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- West Town Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Peabody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Lynnfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Eliot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Everett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Huron Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Upper Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Malden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Newtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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
- Holbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- North Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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
- Cohasset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Hyde Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Roslindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Point Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- West Roxbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Millerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
- South Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Arnold Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Valley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Berkeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Central Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
- Pawtucket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Cumberland Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockland, see our County-by-County Page for Rockland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rockland ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rockland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rockland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rockland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of Rockland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rockland:
- 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
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex 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
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence 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 Rockland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockland.
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 Rockland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Beal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beal Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Adams Street Burying Ground Site
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Street Burying Ground Site
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Abington.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91269 <3>
- Island Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
- Nash Family Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Family Tomb
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
- Cushing Family Tomb Site
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Family Tomb Site
- Hunt Family Tomb Site
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Family Tomb Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Family Tomb Site
- Old Church Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Burying Ground
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- Bicknell Family Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bicknell Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bicknell Family Tomb
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of South Weymouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90948 <3>
- Hanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
- Bicknell Family Tomb
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockland had a population of 4,703 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockland had a population of 17,992 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Hatherly
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - West Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
- North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Whitman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - South Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- South Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- South Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hingham
- South Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Montello
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- North Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
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- Curtis Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - East Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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
- Curtis Crossing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockland.
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1307, Longitude: -70.9162 In this case, the coordinates for Rockland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rockland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |