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 The Rocks (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 The Rocks. 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 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.
The Rocks is located in Union 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 Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near The Rocks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Rocks:
- Union County (The home county of The Rocks)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dekoven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Breckinridge Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Hitesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Tolu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Piney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Smith Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Carrsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Blackford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Poole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Ridgway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Equality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Broughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Saline Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Cave-In-Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Karbers Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiclare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Shetlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Herod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leisure City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Lusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Eddyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golconda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Texas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Wasson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Muddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Emma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Herald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maunie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Carmi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Hovey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Bufkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Caborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Vaughan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Rocks, see our County-by-County Page for The Rocks.
Cemeteries Near The Rocks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Rocks.
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 The Rocks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Rocks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hogan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Davenport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGhee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 The Rocks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Rocks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Rocks, with the one closest to The Rocks listed first.
- Blackburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Henshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Grove Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Shawneetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Dekoven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Morganfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Leamington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Rocks. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Rocks.
Newspapers Published in The Rocks ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Rocks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Rocks, 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 The Rocks.
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 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 The Rocks:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Livingston County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh 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> | 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 The Rocks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Rocks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |