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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 Rockfish (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 Rockfish. 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.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Rockfish is located in Hoke 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 Hoke County: Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson & Scotland.

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

  • Hoke County     (The home county of Rockfish)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Dundarrach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
    • Gold Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Raeford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Timberland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
    • Bowmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
    • Five Points
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Ashley Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Jerome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Tar Heel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruskin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • Ammon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ammon is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Dublin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Timberlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Hope Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kingsford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Ardulusa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
    • Bonnie Doone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Fort Bragg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fayetteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Williams Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
    • Holly Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Shaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw has also been known as:
      • Shaw Heights
    • North Point Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Overhills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Overhills is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
    • Twin Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Spout Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
    • Johnsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Anderson Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
    • Pineview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
    • Barbecue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Flat Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
    • Walkertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Murchisontown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
    • Olivia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Norrington Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Swann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Swann is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
    • Lemon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Quail Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • White Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • White Hill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
    • Carolina Trace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
    • Saint Andrews
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Vass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aberdeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Southern Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Pinebluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylortown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylortown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Hoffman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Marston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Marston is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Parkton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumber Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Rex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rex is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Shannon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Shannon is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Rennert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Saint Pauls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
    • Saddletree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Saddletree is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
    • Prospect
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
    • Pates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pates is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Autryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Autryville is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Rebel City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockfish, with the one closest to Rockfish listed first.
    • Crump Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
    • Wagram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • East Laurinburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Laurinburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
    • Laurel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rockfish ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockfish.

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 Rockfish - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockfish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Cumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hope Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lumber Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Roslin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roslin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shannon is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grays Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
  • Red Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Pauls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Vander
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Vander is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
  • Wakulla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakulla is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Philadelphus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
    • Cedar Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Buie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Buie is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie

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

Newspapers Published in Rockfish ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockfish.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockfish, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockfish.

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 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 Rockfish:

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 '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- Rockfish) 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 Rockfish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.