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 Rockford (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 Rockford. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Rockford is located in Tuscarawas County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Rockford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockford:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of Rockford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Roswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barnhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uhrichsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Tuscarawas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zoarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Holloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Hendrysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Lafferty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Oco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Sherrodsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Atwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Queensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leavittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Dellroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Hibbetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- East Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Hanoverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- New Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Fresno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Londonderry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Antrim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Odell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Winterset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Kimbolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Brady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clio ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Middlebourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Bowerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Conotton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Tappan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Germano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cassville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Farmerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gambrinus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockford, see our County-by-County Page for Rockford.
Cemeteries Near Rockford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockford.
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 Rockford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Roxford Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherrodsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherrodsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holmes Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (684 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Rockford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Barnhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- New Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Uhrichsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Somerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- New Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Leavittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Tuscarawas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bowerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dellroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockford.
Newspapers Published in Rockford ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockford, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rockford:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Stark County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Rockford, 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- Rockford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |