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 Rockville (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 Rockville. 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 hospitals 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.
Rockville is located in Juniata 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 Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Rockville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockville:
- Juniata County (The home county of Rockville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Mifflin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Port
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAlisterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Swales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McCullochs Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Ingleby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Potters Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Zerby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Fruittown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Coburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Spring Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Aaronsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fiedler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Millheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Greenburr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Caprivi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Bears Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Schlusser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Kingstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Good Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Westwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Fisherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Dauphin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enterline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Fort Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Stone Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Ennisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Blairs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Donation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Aughwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Mount Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Birdville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Paintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Alfarata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Juniata Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yeagertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Ickesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Kistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Millerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bixler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Centre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Landisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Beaver Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Middle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beavertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Aline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Coon Hunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Cherry Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Mifflinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockville, see our County-by-County Page for Rockville.
Cemeteries Near Rockville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockville.
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 Rockville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Diven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rothrock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <3>
- Bookwalter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mifflintown.
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <3>
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Lantz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Rockville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockville, with the one closest to Rockville listed first.
- Mifflin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Tuscarora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Paintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Van Wert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Wert is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Oakland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Academia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Academia is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academia
- Shindle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shindle is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindle
- Alfarata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vandyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Maitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Spruce Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockville.
Newspapers Published in Rockville ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Rockville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockville) 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 Rockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |