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 Rock Hill (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 Rock Hill. 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 Rock Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Rockhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Hill.
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 and hospitals 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.
Rock Hill is located in Early 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 Early County: Henry (AL), Houston (AL), Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Miller & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Hill:
- Early County (The home county of Rock Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Sawhatchee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Jakin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Douglass Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Douglasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Anna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Mimsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Decatur County
- Brinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Mayhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Colquitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Randolph County
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Donalsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Grimes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Bertha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Midland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clopton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Pinckard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Haleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Shorterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Oakey Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Headland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Screamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <1>
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Parish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dothan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Malone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bascom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Hill.
Cemeteries Near Rock Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Hill.
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 Rock Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Grier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lawn Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haleburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rock Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Mayhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Hardwickburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Balkum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balkum is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jakin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Headland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gaines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Hill.
Newspapers Published in Rock Hill ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Hill.
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 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 Rock Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Early County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Decatur County
- Miller County
- Randolph County
- Seminole County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Jackson 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> | 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 Rock Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |