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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Ford is located in Hillsborough County.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.
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:
- Hillsborough 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.
- Town 'n' Country
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town 'n' Country is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town 'n' Country
- Mecca City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
- West Waters Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Waters Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waters Village
- Twelve Oaks Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
- Holiday Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Rocky Point Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
- Bayport Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
- Bayside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Andover Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andover Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Village
- Bellefield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefield Village
- Brightside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brightside Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside Village
- Brookgreen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookgreen Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookgreen Village
- Manatee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Terra Ceia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parrish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Land O' Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon Square
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
- Elfers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Port Richey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Richey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jasmine Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Wesley Chapel South
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Oldsmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Safety Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Feather Sound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Gandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gandy is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- South Highpoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
- East Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Dunedin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palm Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ozona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.
- American Legion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marti Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
- The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
- Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
- The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
- Showmans Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McMullen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Centro Espanol Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
- The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemeterio Espanol
- Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
- La Unione Italiana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
- The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
- Italian Clud Cemetery
- L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 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.
- Tampa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
- Ybor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
- Port Tampa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
- Keystone Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Limona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Limona is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
- Thonotosassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peru ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seffner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Richey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ehren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Gulf City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
- Valrico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ford:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Manatee County
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |