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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 Rockland (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 Rockland. 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 Rockland ...
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.
Another variation: Rock Land.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockland. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockland.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Rockland is located in Venango County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Rockland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockland:
- Venango County (The home county of Rockland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Emlenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Eakin Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Fertigs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Parker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wattersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Rimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Cowansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Dee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- South Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Bruin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Bovard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Hooker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Lamartine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Foxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Beaver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Alum Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Wentlings Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Deckard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Cochranton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Gresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Fauncetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Titusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Guys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Townville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tryonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Tionesta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Corsica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Ella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Harlansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Volant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- North Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrine Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Perrys Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Sandy Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Swamproot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Stoneboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockland, see our County-by-County Page for Rockland.
Cemeteries Near Rockland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockland.
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 Rockland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Rockland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockland had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockland, with the one closest to Rockland listed first.
- Pittsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pittsville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Sandy is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandy
- Astral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Astral is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astral
- Dotter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dotter is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotter
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Kennerdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nickleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mariasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eakin Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Crawford Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockland.
Newspapers Published in Rockland ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockland, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockland.
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 helpful 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 Rockland:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |