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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rockport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rockport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockport, please Contact Us.
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 Rockport (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 Rockport. 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 Rockport ...
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 Port.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockport.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rockport is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rockport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockport:
- Monroe County (The home county of Rockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Benwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Fly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
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- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Beallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Woodsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Powhatan Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Captina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
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- Armstrongs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Vadis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Jacobsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Shadyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
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- Anvil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Glencoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neffs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Guernsey County
- Quaker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Harriettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Whigville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Fulda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mud Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Matamoras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Deucher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Wade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County
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- Steel Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Dalzell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Newell Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- McCracken
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- New Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Aleppo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Nettle Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Higbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Ashtree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Jollytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Washington County (PA)
- Beham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Doddridge County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Avondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duckworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Smithburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Doak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Harrison County (WV)
- Alliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Rymer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Logansport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Metz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Mannington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Adaline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Rosbys Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Bannen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Glen Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moundsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Glen Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wadestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Wana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Echo Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- DeLong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Adlai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Pennsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- League
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Paden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sistersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Middlebourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Adonis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Friendly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Meadville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Proctor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Martinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Childs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Bebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Ross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Kodol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Anthem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockport, see our County-by-County Page for Rockport.
Cemeteries Near Rockport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockport.
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 Rockport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- New Hannibal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emma Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Northview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (657 more) ...
- Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Rockport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Hannibal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hannibal is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Goodwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Duffy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duffy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- New Martinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Proctor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Andy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andy is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Dairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dairy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockport.
Newspapers Published in Rockport ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockport, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rockport:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |