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 Rockhouse (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 Rockhouse. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Rockhouse is located in Pike County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rockhouse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockhouse:
- Pike County (The home county of Rockhouse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Lookout
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Hellier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Draffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Marrowbone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Belcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Ashcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Robinson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Dorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Galveston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Weeksbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Melvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Grethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Bypro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hi Hat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pine Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Garner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Littcarr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Hindman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Burdine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Deane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Millstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Magoffin County
- Gunlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leemaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Kelsa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Janey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Matney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Mavisdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Tarpon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clinchco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Darwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Dante
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Haddonfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Virginia City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- McDowell County (WV)
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackberry City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Chattaroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Delbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wharncliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockhouse, see our County-by-County Page for Rockhouse.
Cemeteries Near Rockhouse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockhouse.
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 Rockhouse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockhouse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Maritha Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bowling Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Draffin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76596 <2>
- Ratliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- The Childers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnny Bear Cemetery
- Johnny Bear Childers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192030 <2>
- Honey Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Branham Cemetery
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinney Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
- Doc Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Robinson Creek.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collins Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484503 <2>
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (795 more) ...
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Rockhouse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockhouse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Venters
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Lookout
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Ashcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Robinson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Dorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Beefhide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tarpon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Mouthcard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Clintwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kimper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Coal Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockhouse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockhouse.
Newspapers Published in Rockhouse ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockhouse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockhouse, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockhouse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rockhouse:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Wise County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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- Rockhouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rockhouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |