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Welcome to Rockaway ...

Rockaway is located in Seneca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Rockaway is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rockaway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rockaway: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Rockaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rockaway - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, New Jersey and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockaway.

Communities near Rockaway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockaway.

  • Tiffin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fostoria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bucyrus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clyde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
  • Willard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Carey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Carey is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <4>
  • Green Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
    • New Washington is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rockaway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockaway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockaway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway. See our Newspapers Page for Rockaway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockaway ...

Looking for more information about Rockaway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rockaway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockaway.

Adding Rockaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockaway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rockaway post office opened in 1874.

We also found Rockaway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockaway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Seneca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockaway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Rockaway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/