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 Rocky Ford (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 Ford. 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 Rocky Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rocky Ford: Rocky Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Ford.
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 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.
Rocky Ford is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Vermilion (IL), Benton, Fountain, Tippecanoe & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Ford:
- Warren County (The home county of Rocky Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Pine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Boswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Ambia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Otterbein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Fowler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Freeland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Earl Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Stone Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Mellott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Veedersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Jasper County
- Remington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Wingate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waynetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Wesley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Goodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Kentland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Glenhall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Westpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Odell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Montmorenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Shadeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Elston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Romney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Tree Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Rileysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eugene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Brookston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Stockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Effner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Claytonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Alvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Illiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Henning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- East Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Ford.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Ford.
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 Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Van Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brisco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodwine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCabe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Kester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rocky Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Carbondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Winthrop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Pine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Templeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Ambia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Ford.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Ford ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Ford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rocky Ford:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- White County
- Iroquois County
- Vermilion 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> | 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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rocky Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |