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 Crossing (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 Crossing. 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 Crossing ...
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 Crossing: Rocky Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Crossing.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Crossing is located in Yell County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Crossing:
- Yell County (The home county of Rocky Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Petit Jean
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Chickalah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dardanelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Pontoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Oppelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Old Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Jessieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Avant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Hot Springs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Piney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Corley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morrison Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Subiaco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Montgomery County
- Fannie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Casa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Adona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Holla Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- North Dardanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Taral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Augsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Crossing.
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 Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Petillo Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mtount George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louvenia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dacus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slaty Crossing Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Thompson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard 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.<2>
While we didn't find Rocky Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Crossing, with the one closest to Rocky Crossing listed first.
- Ola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chickalah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Casa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Mount Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Nimrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Holla Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Dardanelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carden Bottoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carden Bottoms is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Bottoms
- Divide ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Divide is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Crossing ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Crossing, 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 Rocky Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rocky Crossing:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Rocky Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rocky Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |