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 Red Rock (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 Red Rock. 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 southwest 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 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.
Red Rock is located in Cobb 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 Cobb County: Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fulton & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Red Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Rock:
- Cobb County (The home county of Red Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Calumet Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Kennesaw Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Macland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Acworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Logan Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Kennesaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Allatoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Bartow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Euharlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Hart Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Driskolls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Temple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Gibson Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Payne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Motes Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Allatoona Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Kingridge West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Skyridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colemans Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Coxs Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Normandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Chamblee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peachtree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- La Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Doraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Druid Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Druid Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- Turner Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Lithia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Douglasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blair Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Springwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Winston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Villa Rica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Wax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Bass Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Brice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Silver Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Mountain Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Montwicke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Sandy Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Hundred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Roswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buckhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- South Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Brookwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Pontevedra
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Tell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Adams Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Vine City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Elmside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Peachtree Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danbury Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Norcross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Country Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forrister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Home Place Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hanlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Braswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Rockmart
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aragon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Red Rock.
Cemeteries Near Red Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Rock.
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 Red Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shipp - Old Lost Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allatoona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Red Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Rock, with the one closest to Red Rock listed first.
- Story ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Story is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Lost Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Crowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crowville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
- Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allatoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bartow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Rock.
Newspapers Published in Red Rock ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Rock, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Rock.
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 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 Red Rock:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Cobb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Red Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |