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Welcome to Rocks Village ...

Rocks Village is located in Essex County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rocks Village: Rocks Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rocks Village for more information about variations on the name of Rocks Village.

Rocks Village is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Rocks Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Rocks Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rocks Village.

  • Lowell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Peabody
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Methuen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Beverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Andover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
  • Derry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <4>
  • North Andover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • North Andover is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Dracut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
    • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rocks Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocks Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rocks Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocks Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocks Village. See our Newspapers Page for Rocks Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocks Village ...

Looking for more information about Rocks Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rocks Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rocks Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocks Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.