Welcome to Rockaway ...

Rockaway is located in Seneca County<1>.

The location of Rockaway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rockaway: (419) and (567)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Fremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Fostoria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Bucyrus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <5>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• 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 <5>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• 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 <5>
• Green Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/