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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Rocky Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rocky Ridge: Rocky Rdg. (or less commonly used: Rocky Rdge. or Rocky Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Rocky Ridge is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Ridge:
- Marshall County (The home county of Rocky Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Columbus City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Mid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- North ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Rayburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Grove Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Hix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Whiton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Gibson Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Geraldine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Luttrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Fyffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Etowah County
- Sardis City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Woodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Aspel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Pleasant Groves
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Langston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scottsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hollytree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Limestone County
- Swancott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Brownsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ryland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Greenwycke Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Country Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Morgan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Lacey's Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Briscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Hulaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Elkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kennamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humpton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (784 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<3>
While we didn't find Rocky Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ridge, with the one closest to Rocky Ridge listed first.
- Woodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Swearengin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Bucksnort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Garth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Ridge ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Ridge.
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 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Rocky Ridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |