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Introduction ...

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

We've added Rockport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rockport, 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 Rockport (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 Rockport. 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 Rockport ...

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: Rock Port.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Rockport is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

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

  • Attala County     (The home county of Rockport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
    • Possumneck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Hesterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Sallis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
    • Kosciusko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Zemuly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Ethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • McCool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
    • Vaiden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
      • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
    • Coila
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
    • Carrollton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
    • North Carrollton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
      • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
    • French Camp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
    • Weir
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
    • West
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Durant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Acona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
    • Lexington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Ituma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ituma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
    • Jones Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Pickens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
      • Gwin is located in Holmes County
    • Tchula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
      • Tchula is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Wyatt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
  • Leake County
    • Saint Ann
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
  • Leflore County
    • Sidon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
    • Winona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
    • Kilmichael
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
      • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
    • Vowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Hinze
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Yazoo County
    • Vaughan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County

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

Newspapers Published in Rockport ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockport, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rockport:

Cemeteries Near Rockport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockport.

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 Rockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
  • Himan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Himan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Himan Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
  • Unity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
  • Whelin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whelin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whelin Cemetery
  • Brister Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brister Cemetery
  • Guess Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guess Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
  • North Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (470 more) ...
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Rocky Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery

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

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

  • Hesterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Hesterville is located in Attala County
  • Beatty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
    • Beatty is located in Carroll County
  • Durant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sallis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
    • Sallis is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
  • Chita ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Chita is located in Attala County
  • Vaiden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
    • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
  • Emory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
    • Emory is located in Holmes County
  • McAdams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
    • McAdams is located in Attala County
  • Kosciusko
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Acona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
    • Acona is located in Holmes County
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Holmes County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Ethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Rockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1724, Longitude: -89.7709       In this case, the coordinates for Rockport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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