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 Rockland Lake (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 Rockland Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Rockland Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Rock Land Lake.
- A typical abbreviation for Rockland Lake: Rockland Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Rockland Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockland Lake:
- Rockland County (The home county of Rockland Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Congers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Cottage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
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- Upper Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Rockland County
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- Central Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germonds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
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- West Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- New City Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
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- Haverstraw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- New Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- City Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Concourse Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- Locust Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
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- Beacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
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- Fishkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
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- Shenandoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
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- Wiccopee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
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- East Fishkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
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- Hughsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
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- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Greenpoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Manorhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Port Washington North
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Sands Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Bayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lattingtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lattingtown is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Port Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
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- Locust Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plandome Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plandome Manor is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Inwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Hell's Kitchen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- Peter Cooper Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Fort Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Kiryas Joel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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- Mountainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Continental Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Glenclyffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
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- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac Mines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Crafts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Beechhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
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- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Douglaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
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- Suffolk County
- Lloyd Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Scarborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Archville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County
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- Ossining
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crugers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pocantico Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verplanck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Banksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cos Cob
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Riverbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- High Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- North Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Old Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Glenbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Park Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Saint Josephs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- River Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Mahwah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ackermans Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ridgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Wyckoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Campgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Radburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Montclair Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Brookdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Meadow Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Upper Montclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Nutley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- North Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Guttenberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Hoboken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Kearny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Jersey City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Communipaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Newfoundland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Montville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Taylortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Boonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Lyonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Powerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Hanover Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Troy Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Paterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Haskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Athenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Passaic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- West Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Delawanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Singac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- The Village at Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- Vernon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockland Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Rockland Lake.
Cemeteries Near Rockland Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockland Lake.
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 Rockland Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockland Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nyack Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (506 more) ...
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockland Lake had a population of 470 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockland Lake, with the one closest to Rockland Lake listed first.
- Congers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Cottage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
- Upper Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Germonds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Bardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
- Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scarborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Haverstraw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nanuet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Blauvelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockland Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockland Lake.
Newspapers Published in Rockland Lake ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockland Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockland Lake, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockland Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rockland Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Rockland Lake, 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- Rockland Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |