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 Rock City (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 Rock City. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rock City is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Walker, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Rock City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock City:
- Marion County (The home county of Rock City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Brilliant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Guin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Thornhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Glen Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Bazemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Gu - Win
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bankston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rossland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Belk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Phil Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sulligent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Eldridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slicklizzard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saragossa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Townley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Edgil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Gamble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Coal Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Corona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Farriss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Haleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Littleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Double Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Pebble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock City, see our County-by-County Page for Rock City.
Cemeteries Near Rock City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock City.
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 Rock City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Weeks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hallmark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Baccus Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- O'Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (684 more) ...
- Halcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rock City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock City, with the one closest to Rock City listed first.
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Texas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Gold Mine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Glen Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Eldridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Pearce's Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce's Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce's Mills
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Guin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashbank is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock City.
Newspapers Published in Rock City ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock City, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock City.
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 websites either 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 Rock City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Lamar County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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 Rock City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rock City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |