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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 Rockville (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 Rockville. 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.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Rockville is located in Knox County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Rockville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Glen Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Rockport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rockport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Owls Head
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Thomaston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Thomaston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Cape Rosier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Sunset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Harborside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stonington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Oceanville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Sargentville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • West Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • North Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • South China
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Pittston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • China
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • South Waldoboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Waldoboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Flanders Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Eugley Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Medomak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Somerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Loudville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Searsmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Islesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Northport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Slab City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Belmont Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • North Islesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro

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

Cemeteries Near Rockville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockville.

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 Rockville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Rockville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tolman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Achorn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Seaview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Samoset Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Amesbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Farnsworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newcomb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rockville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Owls Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Thomaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
  • South Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Warren is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • South Thomaston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ash Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ash Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Union is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
    • Warren Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Rockville ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockville.

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 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 Rockville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.