Do you know of Rockaway Beach ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rockaway Beach. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rockaway Beach.<1>

Our sources for Rockaway Beach (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rockaway Beach other than they indicate that Rockaway Beach would be found somewhere in Queens County, New York.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1858 and closed  in 1859.

Communities Also Named Rockaway Beach ...

We found eight communities that share the name Rockaway Beach.

Within New York, the name Rockaway Beach is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • San Mateo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Rockaway Beach [San Mateo County].
  • Idaho
    • Kootenai County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Rockaway Beach [Kootenai County].
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Rockaway Beach [Baltimore County].
  • Missouri
    • Taney County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rockaway Beach [Taney County].
  • Oregon
    • Tillamook County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Rockaway Beach [Tillamook County].
  • Washington
    • Island County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rockaway Beach [Island County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Calumet County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Rockaway Beach [Calumet County].
    • Winnebago County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Rockaway Beach [Winnebago County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rockaway Beach ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rockaway Beach:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rockaway Beach - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Rockaway Beach.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/63022   (Place Name: Rockaway Beach (Hammel))

County: Queens     (FIPS State/County: 36/081)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Rockaway Beach) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Queens County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Queens County.