Welcome to Rocky Mount ...
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.
Rocky Mount would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Mount, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
When the people of Rocky Mount referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Rocky Mounter<3>
A typical abbreviation for Rocky Mount: Rocky Mt. (or less commonly used: Rocky Mnt.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rocky Mount is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rocky Mount was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Rocky Mount ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Rocky Mount - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Mount.
Communities near Rocky Mount ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rocky Mount.
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <6>
- Scooba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <6>
- Shuqualak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Geiger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Sucarnoochee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sucarnoochee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Electric Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rocky Mount. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Mount.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rocky Mount. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Mount.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Mount. See our Newspapers Page for Rocky Mount.
Adding Rocky Mount to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rocky Mount in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rocky Mount was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Rocky Mount post office opened in 1837.
We also found Rocky Mount in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Mount.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Rocky Mount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Rocky Mount refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Rocky Mount may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Mount - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |