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 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 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 Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.
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:
- Atlantic County (The home county of Rockwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Nesco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Da Costa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Hammonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Weekstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
- Egg Harbor City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Collings Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
- Weymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Port Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Gigantic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Mays Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Mizpah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Atsion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Dellette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Green Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Fox Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Wading River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
- Sooy Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- New Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Ancora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Atco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Tansboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Andrews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Penbryn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Sicklerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Kresson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kresson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kresson
- Overbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Ocean City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Belleplain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Steelmantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Pleasantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- South Vineland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Rosenhayn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Laurel Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Port Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Star Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Downer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Turnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Almonesson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Salina
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Buckingham Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Village
- Cooper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Sewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Westcotville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Monmouth County
- Hornerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Mystic Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Parkertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- Eagleswood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
- Manahawkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Mayetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Ocean Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
- Cedar Glen Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen Lakes
- Roosevelt City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City
- Beach Haven West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Norma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Whig Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
- Shirley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
- Croydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgely
- Winder Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwood, with the one closest to Rockwood listed first.
- Old City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Port Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Queen Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Tacony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacony
- Wissinoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wissinoming
- Frankford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Morrell Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Park
- Pennypack Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
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.
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 Rockwood - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hammonton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593746 <2>
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Anchor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leek - McKeen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Lisbon Developmental Center Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Nesco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesco
- Atsion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Pleasant Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Parkdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkdale is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Da Costa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Hammonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Barnard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Green Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indian Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mills is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elm is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Winslow Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winslow Junction is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Junction
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 12 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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 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 Rockwood:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Bucks 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 Rockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rockwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |