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 Ford (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 Ford. 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 Ford ...
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 Ford: Rocky Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Ford.
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 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 Ford is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Ford:
- Marion County (The home county of Rocky Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Rush ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rea Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Flippin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Bull Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eros
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Pyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monarch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Buffalo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Big Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Norfork Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Cotter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Briarcliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mountain Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Everton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rally Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Zinc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Valley Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gepp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Bexar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Calico Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Iuka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Wideman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Brockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newton County
- Western Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Cozahome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Joe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Watts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Pindall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Witt's Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Onia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Alco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Fifty-Six
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Mountain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Rumley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Copeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ozark County (MO)
- Pontiac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Ford.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Ford.
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 Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Elm Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeSoto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Treat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnt School House Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hand Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wallace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallace Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Big Flat.
- Acklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caney Church of Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Big Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Lone Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- McPhearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McPhearson is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Alco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Culp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Gassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Timbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Ford.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Ford ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Ford, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ford:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Ozark 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rocky Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |