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 Rockalo (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 Rockalo. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rockalo is located in Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Rockalo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockalo:
- Heard County (The home county of Rockalo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Yates Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Tyus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Bowdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Sargent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Hannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Budapest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Tabernacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Asta Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Abbottsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sassafrass Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Rockwell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Doublehead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Abanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Milltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Cragford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Ranburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Micaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hollis Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Fruithurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rock Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Truett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockalo, see our County-by-County Page for Rockalo.
Cemeteries Near Rockalo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockalo.
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 Rockalo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockalo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Caney Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zachry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Noles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rockalo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockalo, with the one closest to Rockalo listed first.
- Simpson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Frolona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Waldrep
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Joel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Glenloch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Dirt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockalo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockalo.
Newspapers Published in Rockalo ...
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 Rockalo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockalo, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockalo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rockalo:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa 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 Rockalo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rockalo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |