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 Rockaway Beach (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 Rockaway Beach. 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 Rockaway Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Bch.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taney County: Boone (AR), Carroll (AR), Marion (AR), Christian, Douglas, Ozark & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Rockaway Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockaway Beach:
- Taney County (The home county of Rockaway Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Merriam Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Forsyth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Forsyth is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
- Walnut Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Bull Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Powersite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Kirbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Kirbyville is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <2>
- Kissee Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Mills
- Kissee Mills is located in Taney County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissee Mills <2>
- Branson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
- Branson is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <2>
- Hollister
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Taneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Melva ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Shell Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Knob
- Shell Knob is located in Barry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Knob <2>
- Arrow Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Scholten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Hill City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Golden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Barry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
- Emerald Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Leann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Saddlebrooke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Chestnutridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutridge
- Chestnutridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnutridge <2>
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Spokane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- Spokane is located in Christian County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <2>
- Green Mound Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Chadwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Highlandville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Highlandville is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <2>
- Oldfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Bruner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Battlefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Battlefield
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Longrun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Ocie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Ocie is located in Ozark County
- Thornfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Theodosia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Foil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Summit City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Sundown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Indian Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Indian Point is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <2>
- Silver Dollar City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Dollar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Branson West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Reeds Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
- Reeds Spring is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <2>
- Coney Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Coney Island is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Ponce de Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponce de Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Kimberling City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
- Kimberling City is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <2>
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Stone County
- Blue Eye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Blue Eye is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Eye <2>
- Lampe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampe
- Lampe is located in Stone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lampe <2>
- Galena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Olga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Boone County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- Lowry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Diamond City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Boone County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <2>
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Myrtle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Lead Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
- Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <2>
- South Lead Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County (AR)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Bergman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
- Bergman is located in Boone County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <2>
- Keener ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Keener is located in Boone County (AR)
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Blue Eye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
- Polo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Urbanette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Green Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <2>
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Monarch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Peel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
- Peel is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peel <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockaway Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Rockaway Beach.
Newspapers Published in Rockaway Beach ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockaway Beach, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockaway Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rockaway Beach:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Taney County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Christian County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Webster County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Taney County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Taney County
Cemeteries Near Rockaway Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockaway Beach.
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 Rockaway Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Renshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renshaw Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
- Snapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snapp Cemetery
- Forsyth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forsyth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forsyth Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ragsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ragsdale Cemetery
- Walnut Shade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Shade Cemetery
- Branson City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branson City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branson City Cemetery
- Ozarks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozarks Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozarks Memorial Park
- Vanzandt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanzandt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanzandt Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
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- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
- Gretna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gretna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gretna Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Rockaway Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockaway Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockaway Beach, with the one closest to Rockaway Beach listed first.
- Forsyth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Forsyth is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
- Walnut Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Kirbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Kirbyville is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
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- Branson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Branson is located in Taney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
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- Kissee Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Kissee Mills is located in Taney County
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- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Swan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Mincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Cedarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Cedar Valley is located in Taney County
- Bradleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Radical
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockaway Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockaway Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rockaway Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockaway Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7020, Longitude: -93.1623 In this case, the coordinates for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Rockaway Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |