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 Rockvale (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 Rockvale. 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 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.
Rockvale is located in Breckinridge 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 Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Rockvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockvale:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of Rockvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Glen Dean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
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- Vanzant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Falls-of-Rough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Westview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Se Ree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Hardinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harned
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jetson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mining City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Oklahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Philpot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ensor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Masonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Yelvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Browns Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Sunfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Roundhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Bee Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Kyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Yeaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Indian Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Leitchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Clarkson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Cabot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- White Mills Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Franklin Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Old Stephensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Spurrier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Guston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Rhodelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Maples Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Payneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Ekron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Sirocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Fordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Aetnaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Horse Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Tobinsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Spencer County (IN)
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockvale, see our County-by-County Page for Rockvale.
Cemeteries Near Rockvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockvale.
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 Rockvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beatty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Payton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Lahue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wedding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockvale had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockvale, with the one closest to Rockvale listed first.
- Glen Dean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Falls-of-Rough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Askin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Askin is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askin
- Shreve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shreve is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
- Axtel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Axtel is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Tar Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Fordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tousey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Olaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Westview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockvale.
Newspapers Published in Rockvale ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockvale, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockvale.
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 websites either 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 Rockvale:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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> | 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 Rockvale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |