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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 (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. 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 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 is located in Polk County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Howard, Montgomery, Scott, Sevier, Le Flore (OK) & McCurtain (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Rocky. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Rocky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Potter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Mountain Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
      • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
    • Potter Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
      • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Mena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rich Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
      • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Hatfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vandervoort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
      • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Board Camp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
      • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Hatton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Polk County
    • Bog Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
  • Calhoun County
    • Unco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
      • Unco is located in Calhoun County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Galena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Howard County
    • Umpire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
      • Umpire is located in Howard County
    • Athens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Gate ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
      • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Y City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
      • Y City is located in Scott County
    • Bates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Scott County
    • Boles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Scott County
    • Waldron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
      • Parks is located in Scott County
  • Sebastian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Hartford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
    • Frog Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
      • Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
  • Sevier County
    • Gillham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
      • Gillham is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Big Cedar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
      • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Octavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hodgen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
      • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Former name for Hodgen:
      • Hodgens
      • Hodgen has also been known as:
      • Hodgens Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <2>
    • Petros
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
      • Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Muse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Conser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Heavener
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
      • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <2>
    • Ludlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ludlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Howe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
    • Whitesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Watson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky.

Cemeteries Near Rocky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.

  • Rocky Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Gillian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stinett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mollie Gann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heely Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rocky had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.

  • Potter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Polk County
  • Mountain Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
    • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
  • Rich Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
  • Dallas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork
    • Black Fork is located in Scott County
  • Ink
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
    • Ink is located in Polk County
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Board Camp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
  • Blansett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blansett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blansett
    • Blansett is located in Scott County
  • Brawley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Scott County
  • Hartley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gipson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
      • Gipson is located in Scott County
    • Duckett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
      • Duckett is located in Howard County
    • Boles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky.

Newspapers Published in Rocky ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky.

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 Rocky:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5918, Longitude: -94.3694       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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