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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rock Spring: Rock Spg. (or less commonly used: Rock Spng. or Rock Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Spring.
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 doctors and 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 Spring is located in Pitt County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Spring:
- Pitt County (The home county of Rock Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ripple City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Falkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Heritage Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Winterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bells Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Renston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Chocowinity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- River Road
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Fort Barnwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Vanceboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Cobb Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Conetoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Macclesfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetops
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Princeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Coakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Hope Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Maury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Fieldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Hookerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speights Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Contentnea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Hobgood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Roseneath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Perfection
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Wise Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Grifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- La Grange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Parmele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Everetts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Hassell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Ashburk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Cliftonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Easonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Winstead Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saulston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Saratoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Elm City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Black Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Spring Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Spring.
Cemeteries Near Rock Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Brownhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gleenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lorenzo Nobles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Simpson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henry W. Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry W. Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459327 <2>
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taft Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Farmville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420542 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rock Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Spring, with the one closest to Rock Spring listed first.
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Falkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Hollands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Winterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Renston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Rountree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Redallia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redallia is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redallia
- Ayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ormondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ormondsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormondsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pactolus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Old Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Conetoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Spring.
Newspapers Published in Rock Spring ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Spring, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Wayne County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |