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 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.
Another variation: Rock Port.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockport.
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 and hospitals 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.
Rockport is located in Copiah 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 Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.
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:
- Copiah County (The home county of Rockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hazlehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Bowerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Covington County
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Terry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Byram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Choctaw Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Prentiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Tryus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- New Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Nola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Rosella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Verna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Brookhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Cobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Caseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Alonzo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Whites
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Puckett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Shivers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockport, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Rockport - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Galilee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lily Mae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Stronghope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockport had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Tryus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Shivers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Grange ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Beech Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Hazlehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 68 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. 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 turn to 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 Rockport:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Copiah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin County
- Simpson 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 Rockport, 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- Rockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |