Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rockland came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Rockland in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rockland. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Rockland data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rockland:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rockland. See our Misc Page for Rockland for more information.