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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rock, please Contact Us.

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 (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. 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. 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/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Rock is historic, it would have been located within present day Sabine 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 Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Rock. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock:

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Rock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
    • Toro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Florien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Negreet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Many
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
    • Zwolle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Beauregard Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
    • Ludington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • DeRidder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Ikes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • Vowells Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
    • Anacoco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hornbeck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Westwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Savage Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Fertitta Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Leesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • New Llano
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Elmwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Pickering
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Fort Polk North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
  • Jasper County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
    • Browndell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sam Rayburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
    • Toledo
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Burkeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wiergate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanklerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Mason
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Hemphill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Milam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brookeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bronson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosevine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • San Augustine County (TX)
    • Powell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Rock.

Cemeteries Near Rock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.

  • Toledo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Beechgrove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Burr Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Victoria Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • McMillion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Clark - Dickey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burr Ferry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.

  • Toledo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Fairmount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Caney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Burkeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Anacoco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Leesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Negreet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hemphill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Farrsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
  • Elmwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Milam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Corleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Brookeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock.

Newspapers Published in Rock ...

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.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rock:

Footnotes ...

<1>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.