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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 South Rockwood (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 South Rockwood. 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 South Rockwood ...

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 South Rockwood: S. Rockwood

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

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 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.

South Rockwood is located in Monroe County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Lenawee, Washtenaw, Wayne & Lucas (OH).

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of South Rockwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Estral Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Carleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Stony Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Woodland Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
    • Steiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
    • Detroit Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
    • Scofield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maybee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lenawee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Deerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Britton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
    • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Clarenceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
    • Farmington Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Farmington Acres is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Acres
    • Oak Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Northville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ferndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hazel Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Southfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Farmington Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Huntington Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lathrup Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Willis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
    • Whittaker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
    • Stony Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Ypsilanti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixboro is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixboro
    • Pittsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
    • Saline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
    • Ann Arbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Emery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Emery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Barton Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gibraltar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
    • Woodhaven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grosse Ile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Riverview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Southgate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • New Boston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wyandotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Romulus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rockwood, with the one closest to South Rockwood listed first.
    • Willow Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Beach is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
    • Harbor View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Harbor View is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Immergrun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Immergrun is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
    • Ironville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ironville is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Bono
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bono is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Yondota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Yondota is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
    • West Toledo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
    • Oregon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <1>
    • Wernerts Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners

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

Cemeteries Near South Rockwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Rockwood.

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 South Rockwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • East Rockwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ash Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibraltar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huron Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...
    • Old St. Charles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rupert Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Rockwood had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Rockwood had a population of 1,648 people.

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

  • Rockwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibraltar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grosse Ile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stony Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Steiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
  • Sibley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sibley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
  • New Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Taylor Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Taylor Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
    • Scofield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Wyandotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in South Rockwood ...

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 463 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Rockwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Rockwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Rockwood.

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 either 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 South Rockwood:

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>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 South Rockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- South Rockwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.