Welcome to Rockland ...

Rockland is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Rockland is located in Tyler County<1>.

The location of Rockland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Rockland is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rockland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 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.

• Woodville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
• Zavalla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zavalla
  • Zavalla is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zavalla <4>
• Colmesneil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmesneil
  • Colmesneil is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colmesneil <4>
• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Dolan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
  • Dolan is located in Angelina County
• Nancy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Nancy is located in Angelina County
• Parker Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
• Manning ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Angelina County
• Doucette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doucette
  • Doucette is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doucette <4>
• Harveytown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Harveytown is located in Jasper County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockland ...

Looking for more information about Rockland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rockland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockland.

Adding Rockland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rockland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Rockland in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Rockland post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/