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 Rocky Head (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 Rocky Head. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Rocky Head is located in Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Head. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Head:
- Dale County (The home county of Rocky Head)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Ariton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Arguta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Mabson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Fort Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Ewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Level Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Elamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Perote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Postoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Roeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Mixson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- New Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Battens Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Bullock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Social Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Brantley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Bellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chancellor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Capps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Headland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Houston County
- Tidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Tennille
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Brundidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Pronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Mossy Grove Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Head, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Head.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Head ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Head.
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 Rocky Head - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Head covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Universalist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sammon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Selgar Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rocky Head in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Head.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Head, with the one closest to Rocky Head listed first.
- Tennille
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Dillard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Elamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Brundidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Pronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Asbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Skipperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Head. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Head.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Head ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Head.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Head, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Head.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rocky Head:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rocky Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |