Welcome to Rockaway Beach ...

Rockaway Beach is located in Calumet County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Bch.

Rockaway Beach is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockaway Beach: 920 & 274<3>

Communities Also Named Rockaway Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Rockaway Beach: This one is located in Calumet County and the other is located in Winnebago County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 8 communities that are also named Rockaway Beach - they are located in California, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oregon and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockaway Beach.

Communities near Rockaway Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockaway Beach.

• Appleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
  • Former name for Appleton:
  • Appleton Junction
• Oshkosh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
• Neenah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
• Fox Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
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• Menasha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
• Kaukauna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
• Harrison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison is located in Calumet County
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• Little Chute
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
• Kimberly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
• Chilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chilton is located in Calumet County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people

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 Rockaway Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockaway Beach. 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 Rockaway Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Rockaway Beach.