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 Rockwells Mills (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 Rockwells Mills. 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 Rockwells Mills ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Rockwells Mills: Rockwells Mls. (or less commonly used: Rockwells Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Rockwells Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rockwells Mills may originally have been Rockwell's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rockwells Mills might be written as Rockwell Mills.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Rockwells Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockwells Mills:
- Chenango County (The home county of Rockwells Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Lathams Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yaleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Bainbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Nineveh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Center Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Creekside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Harpursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Quinneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- East Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Ouaquaga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Triangle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Tacoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Merrickville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- China
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Barbourville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Mundale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Earlville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- East Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Randallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pecksport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Stockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Copes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youmans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Unadilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Oneonta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- West End
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Laurens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oneonta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockwells Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Rockwells Mills.
Cemeteries Near Rockwells Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockwells Mills.
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 Rockwells Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockwells Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
- The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Upton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upton Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butternut Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Godfrey's Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holmesville Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ives Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Foote Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Unadilla Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockwells Mills had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockwells Mills, with the one closest to Rockwells Mills listed first.
- Lathams Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Holmesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
- South New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
- East Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chenango Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockwells Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockwells Mills.
Newspapers Published in Rockwells Mills ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockwells Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockwells Mills, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockwells Mills.
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 websites either 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 Rockwells Mills:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Delaware County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Otsego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rockwells Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwells Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |