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 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 doctors and hospitals 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 Bates County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
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:
- Bates County (The home county of Rockville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rich Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- New Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Mayesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Passaic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Foster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hume
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amoret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Cass County
- Creighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lebeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- La Due
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Deepwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Urich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maurine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Appleton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monegaw Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gerster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Schell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Horton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Temple ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Milo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bellamy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Stotesbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Richards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
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.
- Rockville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taberville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison & Westfall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ditty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Daller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Blackwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Good Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Rockville had a population of 554 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockville had a population of 159 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Schell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Taberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Iuka Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Appleton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pape
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Tiffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ketterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Spruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
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 the Vicinity of 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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rockville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rockville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rockville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Rockville.
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 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 Rockville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |