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Welcome to Rockland ...

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

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


Rockland would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rockland is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rockland was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rockland was located: 541 & 458<4>

Communities Also Named Rockland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Rockland - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rockland ...

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

  • Roseburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sutherlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Myrtle Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Idleyld Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Umpqua Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Umpqua Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Umpqua Village
  • Fair Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Wilbur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town

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

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

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

Adding Rockland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Rockland post office opened in 1910. The Rockland post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockland.

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 Rockland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Rockland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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