Welcome to Rockwell ...

So far, we found very little information about Rockwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rockwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockwell, please Contact Us.

Rockwell would have been located within present day Wood County<2>.

The location of Rockwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockwell is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rockwell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rockwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rockwell - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Rockwell ...

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

• Toledo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Bowling Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Perrysburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <5>
• Oregon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Sylvania
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <5>
• Maumee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <5>
• Rossford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <5>
• Waterville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Whitehouse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <5>
• Ottawa Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
  • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people

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 Rockwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockwell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockwell. 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 Rockwell.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

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