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 Rockford (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 Rockford. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rockford is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Rockford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockford:
- Harrison County (The home county of Rockford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Lost Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- McWhorter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
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- Craigmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- West Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Quiet Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- Stonewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Anmoore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Tichenal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Adamston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Despard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Pepper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Audra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Clements ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Knawl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
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- Orlando
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Falls Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Napier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Big Isaac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- New Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Doak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Smithburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Conings
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Truebada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Jane Lew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Smith Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Alkires Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Eldora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Whitehall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Helens Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Worthington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Monongah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Garden Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Preston County
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Midvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Tigheville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Womelsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cassity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
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- Gilman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
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- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Leadsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Ritchie County
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Astor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Oreide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pruntytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Fetterman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Teter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Overhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Swamp Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Adrian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Excelsior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Hoover Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Gormley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Tallmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Replete
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockford, see our County-by-County Page for Rockford.
Cemeteries Near Rockford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockford.
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 Rockford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Rockford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stouts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Straley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Gnatty Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockford had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockford, with the one closest to Rockford listed first.
- Lost Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Jane Lew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romines Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Craigmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Aberdeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- West Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Quiet Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Goodhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodhope is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Ruraldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Overfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield
- Lorentz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorentz
- Deanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockford.
Newspapers Published in Rockford ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockford, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockford.
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 helpful 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 Rockford:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rockford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |