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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Rockcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek: Rock Crk. (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. or Rock Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Creek.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Rock Creek is located in George County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Creek:
- George County (The home county of Rock Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Lucedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bexley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Agricola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Brown Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Leakesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- McLain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Avera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Bothwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Hurley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Big Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Vancleave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coll Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Perry County
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Chunchula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Citronelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Semmes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saraland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eight Mile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Satsuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Axis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Axis is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
- Barry Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Bucks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Escatawpa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Fruitdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Sims Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rock Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rhymes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windburn Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moffet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Rock Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Leakesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Chunchula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Citronelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Kushla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Vinegar Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Escatawpa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Three Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Avera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Vancleave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rock Creek ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Creek, 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 Creek.
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 Rock Creek:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Mobile County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Rock Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |