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 Rockbrook (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 Rockbrook. 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 and hospitals 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.
Rockbrook is located in Richmond County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, Aiken (SC) & Edgefield (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Rockbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockbrook:
- Richmond County (The home county of Rockbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- National Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Bonair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Fleming Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Belair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Fairvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Pepperidge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Gracewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Keysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
- Memory Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Arrow Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Lamkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Fort Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grovetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maddox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Appling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sawdust
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Noah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Zebina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Loce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Dearing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Megahee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thomson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Thomson is located in McDuffie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
- Hamilton Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- North Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belvedere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Clearwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Beech Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Graniteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Colliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Saluda County (SC)
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Rockbrook.
Newspapers Published in Rockbrook ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockbrook, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockbrook.
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 either 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 Rockbrook:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Cemeteries Near Rockbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockbrook.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Westover Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Westover Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westover Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westover Memorial Park
- Summerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerville Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South View Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
- Chavous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chavous Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chavous Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Abilene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abilene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abilene Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Newmen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newmen 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.<6>
While we didn't find Rockbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockbrook, with the one closest to Rockbrook listed first.
- Wheless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Wheless is located in Richmond County
- Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
- Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Lamkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Belair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Adams ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Richmond County
- Poverty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Gracewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Beech Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 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 Rockbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockbrook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4904, Longitude: -82.0310 In this case, the coordinates for Rockbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Rockbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |