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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 Rocky 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 Rocky 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.

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 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.

Rocky Hill is located in Grady 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 Grady County: Gadsden (FL), Leon (FL), Decatur, Mitchell & Thomas.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Rocky Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Hill, with the one closest to Rocky Hill listed first.
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Reno
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Calvary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cairo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whigham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Spence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Brooks County
    • Barwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Hill, with the one closest to Rocky Hill listed first.
    • Attapulgus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Climax
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Faceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Vada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Mitchell County
    • Pelham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Hill, with the one closest to Rocky Hill listed first.
    • Dewey City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Ochlocknee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hansell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Boston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Meigs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Coolidge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Hill, with the one closest to Rocky Hill listed first.
    • Havana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <1>
    • Douglas City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Hill, with the one closest to Rocky Hill listed first.
    • Lloyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waukeenah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Wacissa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Hill, with the one closest to Rocky Hill listed first.
    • Iamonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Bradfordville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Miccosukee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallahassee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Capitola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Rocky Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky 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 Rocky Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Van Brunt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Ochlocknee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centennial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Hall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Broome Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Iamonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Concord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Bradfordville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
  • Miccosukee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Metcalf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Scotland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Attapulgus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Climax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallahassee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chaires
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chaires is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaires
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lloyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
    • Ochlocknee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Rocky 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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Hill.

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 Rocky Hill:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Hill) 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 Rocky Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.