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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 Rocky Mount (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 Rocky Mount. 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 Rocky Mount ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Rockymount.

  • A typical abbreviation for Rocky Mount: Rocky Mt. (or less commonly used: Rocky Mnt.)

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 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 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.

Rocky Mount is located in Morgan County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Benton, Camden, Cooper, Miller, Moniteau & Pettis.

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

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Rocky Mount)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
    • Gravois Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Laurie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
      • Laurie is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <1>
    • Versailles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <1>
    • Excelsior
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Excelsior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
    • Glensted
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
    • Stover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
      • Stover is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stover <1>
    • Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Morgan County
    • Syracuse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <1>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
    • Edwards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
    • Edmonson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
    • Cole Camp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
    • Four Seasons
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
    • Lake Ozark
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
      • Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <1>
    • Shawnee Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
    • Sunrise Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <1>
    • Osage Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Beach
      • Osage Beach is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage Beach <1>
    • Damsel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damsel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Linn Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
    • Linn Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Barnumton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnumton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Camdenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Roach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
      • Roach is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roach <1>
    • Climax Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
      • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <1>
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
    • Eugene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Decatur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decatur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Cole County
    • Hickory Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
      • Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
    • Henley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
      • Henley is located in Cole County
    • Russellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Cole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <1>
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
      • Teal is located in Cole County
    • Lohman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Thomas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Centertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Centertown is located in Cole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <1>
    • Saint Martins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
      • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Dallas County
    • Celt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Celt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
  • Laclede County
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
    • Lakeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
    • Bagnell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnell
      • Bagnell is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagnell <1>
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
    • Aurora Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
    • Eldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
      • Eldon is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <1>
    • Kaiser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
      • Kaiser is located in Miller County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaiser <1>
    • Pleasant Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
      • Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
    • Tuscumbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Olean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
      • Olean is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Etterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
      • Etterville is located in Miller County
    • Brumley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brumley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley
      • Brumley is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brumley <1>
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
    • High Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Moniteau County
    • Fortuna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortuna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
    • Latham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
    • California
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
      • California is located in Moniteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <1>
    • Tipton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <1>
    • McGirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Moniteau County
    • Clarksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Osage County
    • Meta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkeye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Mount, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Mount.

Cemeteries Near Rocky Mount ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Mount.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooper - Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper - Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper - Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sidebottom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidebottom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidebottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landrum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landrum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sidebottom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidebottom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidebottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Birdsong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birdsong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birdsong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riley Lamb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Lamb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rastorfer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rastorfer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rastorfer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silvey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • Cape Galena Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cape Galena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cape Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Downing Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Rocky Mount in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Mount.

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
  • Cape Galena ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
    • Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
  • Gravois Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bagnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnell
    • Bagnell is located in Miller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagnell <1>
  • Barnett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Aurora Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
  • Purvis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Purvis is located in Camden County
  • Eldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
    • Eldon is located in Miller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <1>
  • Damsel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damsel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Damsel is located in Camden County
  • Proctor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Morgan County
  • Pleasant Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
    • Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
  • Versailles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <1>
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    • Excelsior
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Excelsior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
    • Tuscumbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Olean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
      • Olean is located in Miller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people

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

Newspapers Published in Rocky Mount ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Mount.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Mount, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Mount.

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 helpful 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 Rocky Mount:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky Mount. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Rocky Mount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Rocky Mount) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2723, Longitude: -92.7196       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Mount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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