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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rocky Mount. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rocky Mount to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rocky Mount, 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 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 occur.
Another variation: Rockymount.
- A typical abbreviation for Rocky Mount: Rocky Mt. (or less commonly used: Rocky Mnt.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Mount. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Mount.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rocky Mount is historic, it would have been located within present day Kemper 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 Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
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:
- Kemper 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.
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Electric Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Scooba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Giles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Lynville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Binnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lockhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Smith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Suqualena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Nellieburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Meridian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ocobla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
- Shuqualak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
- Handle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Greene County (AL)
- Miller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mount, with the one closest to Rocky Mount listed first.
- Emelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sumterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Geiger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Panola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Epes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
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.
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 Rocky Mount - one of the links might be able to help.
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 south)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethany Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- DeKalb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enondale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 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.
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Kemper Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Enondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Mount Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Tamola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Scooba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prismatic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
- Lizelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Lockhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Giles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
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 62 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. 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 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 Rocky Mount:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Neshoba County
- Noxubee County
- Winston County
- Greene County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Rocky Mount, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Mount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |