Welcome to Rockingham ...
Rockingham is located in Windham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1801.
Rockingham is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rockingham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rockingham: 802
Communities Also Named Rockingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rockingham - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockingham.
Communities near Rockingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockingham.
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Claremont
- From Rockingham to Claremont
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Windsor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlestown
- From Rockingham to Charlestown
- Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walpole
- From Rockingham to Walpole
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bellows Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
- Bellows Falls is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <3>
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Weathersfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weathersfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
- Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weathersfield
- From Rockingham to Weathersfield
- Putney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Alstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead
- Alstead is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alstead <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alstead
- From Rockingham to Alstead
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 Rockingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockingham. 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 Rockingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockingham. See our Newspapers Page for Rockingham.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockingham ...
Looking for more information about Rockingham? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Rockingham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rockingham.
Adding Rockingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rockingham 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 Rockingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Rockingham post office opened in 1801.
We also found Rockingham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |