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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 Falling Rocks (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 Falling Rocks. 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 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.

Falling Rocks is located in Appling County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Appling County: Bacon, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs & Wayne.

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

  • Appling County     (The home county of Falling Rocks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Graham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Baxley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Phillipi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Surrency
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Coffee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Coffee County
  • Emanuel County
    • Oak Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Bellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Denton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Petross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Higgston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Ailey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarrytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mendes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Manassas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glennville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cobbtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Scotland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Toombs Central
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Rock Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Santa Claus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ohoopee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
    • Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Vidalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Odum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falling Rocks, with the one closest to Falling Rocks listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochwalkee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Falling Rocks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falling Rocks.

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 Falling Rocks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Deen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Benton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mann - Oquin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Baxley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35420 <3>
  • Griner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Partin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Old Cedar Crossing Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Old Campground Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clifton Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Family Cemetery
      • The Clifton Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clifton Cemetery

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 Falling Rocks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Falling Rocks.

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

  • English Eddy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Altamaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Graham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Prentiss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Baxley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wheaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Surrency
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Reidsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumber City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Higgston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McGregor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • Vidalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Tison is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison

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

Newspapers Published in Falling Rocks ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falling Rocks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falling Rocks, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falling Rocks.

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 helpful 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 Falling Rocks:

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>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- Falling Rocks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Falling Rocks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.