Rockaway Beach Genealogy (in Queens County, NY)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Rockaway Beach are also found through the Queens County and New York pages.


Rockaway Beach Birth Records

Queens County, New York, index to births, 1848-1897 FamilySearch Library

Rockaway Beach Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Rockaway Beach, New York LDS Genealogy online

Rockaway Beach Death Records

Index to deaths, Village of Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York FamilySearch Library

Rockaway Beach Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York, October 1894 Library of Congress online

Rockaway Beach Marriage Records

Jamaica and Rockaways, Queens County, New York index to marriages, 1884 to 1897 FamilySearch Library

Rockaway Beach Newspapers and Obituaries

Argus (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) Rockaway Beach, Queens County : 1912-1939 New York State Library

Rockaway Argus. Rockaway Beach, Queens County : 1939-1941 New York State Library

Rockaway Beach NY Wave Of Long Island 1896-1979 Fulton History online

The Forum of Howard Beach. Rockaway Beach, Queens County : 1978-1979 New York State Library

The Forum of South Queens. Rockaway Beach, Queens County : 1980-1989 New York State Library

The Wave of Long Island. Rockaway Beach, Queens County : 1893-1979 New York State Library

Wave (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) Rockaway Beach, Queens County : 1979-2004 New York State Library

Offline Newspapers for Rockaway Beach

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Forum of South Queens. (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) 1980-1989

Wave. (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) 1979-Current



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