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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 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 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.

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 and hospitals 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.

Rockwood is located in Cheshire County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheshire County: Franklin (MA), Worcester (MA), Hillsborough, Sullivan & Windham (VT).

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

  • Cheshire County     (The home county of Rockwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • Troy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Fitzwilliam Depot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
      • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
    • Fitzwilliam
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Swanzey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Swanzey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
      • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
    • Richmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rindge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rindge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
      • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
    • Marlborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <2>
    • Swanzey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jaffrey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
      • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
    • West Swanzey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
      • West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <2>
    • Rindge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dublin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • West Peterborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Peterborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Peterborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
      • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <2>
    • Sharon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • North Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • New Ipswich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
      • New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
    • Temple
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Hancock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Wilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
      • West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bennington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Langdon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • South Acworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth
      • South Acworth is located in Sullivan County
    • Acworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
      • Acworth is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Lempster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lempster
      • Lempster is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • Mayo Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • North Orange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
      • North Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Tully
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tully. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
      • Tully is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Warwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Orange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
    • West Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Wendell Depot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Erving
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Erving is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Mount Hermon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hermon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Gill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Morse Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • Pelham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Middlesex County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • Ashby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • South Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • West Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
      • West Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Old City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Townsend Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townsend Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
      • Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Pepperell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
      • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • Royalston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
      • Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Winchendon Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchendon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon Springs
      • Winchendon Springs is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Winchendon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Pequoig
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
      • Pequoig is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Baldwinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Athol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Lane Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Brooks Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Ashburnham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • East Templeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Gardner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
    • South Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Brattleboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
    • East Dummerston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Dummerston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
      • East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
    • West Brattleboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Putney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
      • Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
    • Brattleboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • Guilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Dummerston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
      • Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
    • West Dummerston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Rockwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

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 Rockwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Troy.
    • The Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Troy Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189641 <4>
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetinghouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bliss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliss Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bliss Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396182 <4>
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    • Robbins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robbins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Robbins Burial Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103089 <4>
    • Rand Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rand Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103073 <4>
    • Cutler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Rockwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockwood.

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

  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Fitzwilliam Depot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
    • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
  • Fitzwilliam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richmond
    • North Richmond is located in Cheshire County
  • Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Swanzey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Swanzey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
    • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Marlborough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Marlborough is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <2>
  • State Line
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Cheshire County
  • West Rindge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rindge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
    • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Swanzey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Royalston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
    • Royalston is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jaffrey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
    • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Swanzey Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanzey Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey Station
      • Swanzey Station is located in Cheshire County
    • West Swanzey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
      • West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <2>
    • South Keene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Keene
      • South Keene is located in Cheshire County

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

Newspapers Published in 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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockwood, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rockwood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.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>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.
<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 Rockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7942, Longitude: -72.1812       In this case, the coordinates for Rockwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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