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 Rockmere (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 Rockmere. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rockmere 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 Rockmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockmere:
- Venango County (The home county of Rockmere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
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- Hasson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
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- Siverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- McClintock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rouseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynd Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Woodland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Hill City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Parker
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Queenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Ferris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Bruin
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Forestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Bovard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Karns City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Branchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Venus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Fryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Lamartine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Iron City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Knox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Elk City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Gresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Titusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hydetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Black Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Fauncetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Deckard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Tryonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Townville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vrooman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Guys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Elk County
- Millstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Tionesta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Fagundus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Gilfoyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Redclyffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Roses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Clarington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Ella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Corsica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Sigel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- North Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kilgore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- New Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Sandy Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perrine Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- New Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Stoneboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jackson Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Clarks Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Sheakleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Selkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Tidioute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- East Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Cobham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Hermit Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockmere, see our County-by-County Page for Rockmere.
Cemeteries Near Rockmere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockmere.
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 Rockmere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCrea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Rockmere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockmere.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockmere, with the one closest to Rockmere listed first.
- Siverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Oleopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oleopolis is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleopolis
- McClintock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rouseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynd Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Eagle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Plumer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petroleum Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- President
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Fertigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockmere.
Newspapers Published in Rockmere ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockmere.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockmere, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockmere.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rockmere:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Jefferson 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> | 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- Rockmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Rockmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |