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 Rockingham (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 Rockingham. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rockingham is located in Middlesex County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Mercer, Monmouth, Somerset, Union & Richmond (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Rockingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockingham:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Rockingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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- Heathcote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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- Kendall Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Plainsboro Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
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- Plainsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Princeton Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
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- Patricks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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- Maple Meade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Bordentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Ellisdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Kinkora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
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- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Burlington County
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- Roebling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County
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- Jacobstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
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- Fort Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
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- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Chambers Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
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- Juliustown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
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- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Millburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Irvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Rileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Linvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Flemington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pleasant Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Sand Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
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- Lambertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Princeton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Mount Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Twin Rivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Warner Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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- Manalapan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- Imlaystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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- Polhemustown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Cream Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
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- Walnford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
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- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Monmouth County
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- West Freehold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Bradevelt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
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- Cliffwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Green Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Crestmoore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Yardley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Naughright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Rosedale Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Vista Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- New Egypt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Harlingen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Berkeley Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Perth Amboy Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rahway is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Cranford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- Asbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Tottenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Annadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Great Kills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Heartland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Graniteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Morrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thornridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Wheat Sheaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Huffnagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huffnagle is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Fairless Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Glenlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Levittown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Shoemak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemak Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Shoemaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Bryn Athyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearbrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Hatboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Mill Village East
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Mill Village East is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Blair Mill Village West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Mill Village West is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Heaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Horsham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meetinghouse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Terwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terwood is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Morrell Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bustleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockingham, see our County-by-County Page for Rockingham.
Cemeteries Near Rockingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockingham.
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 Rockingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Kingston Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ten Mile Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beekman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blawenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harlingen Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Degel Yehudo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rockingham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockingham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Griggstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griggstown is located in Somerset County
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- Plainsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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- Schalks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schalks is located in Middlesex County
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- Harlingen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Blawenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blawenburg is located in Somerset County
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- Princeton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Princeton Junction is located in Mercer County
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- Belle Mead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mead is located in Somerset County
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- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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- Deans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deans is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Blackwells Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Somerset County
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- Hillsborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockingham.
Newspapers Published in Rockingham ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockingham, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rockingham:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Richmond County
- Bucks County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rockingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rockingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |