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 Corner (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 Corner. 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 Corner ...
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 Rock Corner: Rock Cor. (or less commonly used: Rock Crn.)
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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln Parish: Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Rock Corner. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Corner:
- Lincoln Parish (The home parish of Rock Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Cedarton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Dubach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choudrant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Hico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Grambling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Simsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bryceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Liberty Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Gibsland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Sugar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Arizona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Cartwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ansley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Quitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- East Hodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Frost Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Forksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Claiborne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Lapine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Sterlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pino Bayou Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Wilhite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lillie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Truxno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ouachita City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Corner, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Rock Corner.
Cemeteries Near Rock Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Corner.
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 Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- G.H. Colvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.H. Colvin Cemetery
- The G.H. Colvin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colvin Family Cemetery
- Culbertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Feazel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- The Unionville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvin Memorial Cemetery
- Downsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rock Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Corner, with the one closest to Rock Corner listed first.
- Cedarton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- D'Arbonne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Choudrant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Averit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Moselys Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Farmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Corner.
Newspapers Published in Rock Corner ...
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 Rock Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Corner.
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 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 Rock Corner:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Lincoln Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Union Parish
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Rock Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |