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 Rockingham (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 Rockingham. 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 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 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.
Rockingham is located in Richmond County and is the County Seat.
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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Rockingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockingham:
- Richmond County (The home county of Rockingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Honey Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- East Rockingham
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Dobbins Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Steen Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ellerbe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Ghio Scholl Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McFarlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wadesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Ansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Polkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Sugar Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Roper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Bowmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Timberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Raeford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Candor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wadeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Biscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Foxfire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Silver Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Jackson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Pinebluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West End
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Eagle Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Southern Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Maxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crump Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Hasty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Stanly County
- Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Cheraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington County (SC)
- Society Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bennettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McColl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Blenheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockingham, see our County-by-County Page for Rockingham.
Cemeteries Near Rockingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockingham.
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 Rockingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richmond County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Northan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Popular Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mispah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrison Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Mary Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rockingham had a population of 1,891 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rockingham had a population of 8,520 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockingham, with the one closest to Rockingham listed first.
- Roberdell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Morven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- McFarlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Paris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Capels Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Littles Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Wadesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockingham.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rockingham ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockingham.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rockingham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rockingham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rockingham.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Rockingham.
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 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 Rockingham:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Hoke County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Marlboro 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> | 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 Rockingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rockingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |