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 Creek Center (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 Creek Center. 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 Creek Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Rockcreek Center.
- A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek Center: Rock Crk. Ctr. (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. Ctr. or Rock Cr. Ctr.)
- You might see Rock Creek Centre instead of Rock Creek Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Rock Creek Center is located in Huntington County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Huntington County: Allen, Grant, Wabash, Wells & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Creek Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Creek Center:
- Huntington County (The home county of Rock Creek Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Plum Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Markle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Bowerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Honduras
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Magley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Coppess Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Aboite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Yoder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Hacienda Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zulu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Janney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Sweetser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Fowlerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Fiat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Antiville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Kosciusko County
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Lincolnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lagro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Servia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- North Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Laketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Roann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Uniondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Travisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ossian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Craigville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Tocsin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Reiffsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Luther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Dunfee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Collamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- South Whitley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Larwill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Lorane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Creek Center, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Creek Center.
Cemeteries Near Rock Creek Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Creek Center.
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 Creek Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Creek Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mossburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Purviance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Feighner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Creek Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Creek Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek Center, with the one closest to Rock Creek Center listed first.
- Browns Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Majenica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Markle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Uniondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mardenis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Milo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Creek Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Creek Center.
Newspapers Published in Rock Creek Center ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Creek Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Creek Center, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Creek Center.
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 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 Creek Center:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Huntington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Creek Center, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Creek Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |