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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 Rocky Ford (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 Ford. 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 Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rocky Ford: Rocky Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Ford.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rocky Ford is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Granville, Halifax, Nash, Vance, Wake & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Ford:
- Franklin County (The home county of Rocky Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Ingleside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Katesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Youngsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Gorman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Bahama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Fairport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tar River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Mount Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Hester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Creedmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Townsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gela
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Airlie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Brinkleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Ringwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Castalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lancaster Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Hunts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Matthews Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Taylors Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Spring Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aventon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Dukes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Person County
- Moriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Bobbitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gillburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Gill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Adcock Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- South Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Drewry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Forestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- New Light
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Rolesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stony Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Wyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Neuse Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Brentwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Millbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Afton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Soul City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Manson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norlina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Palmer Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Cusco Willa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Shiny Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Bracey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Ford.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Ford.
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 Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacknall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stallings Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Rocky Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Letha ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
- Ingleside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Epsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Bobbitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Gillburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Katesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Louisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mapleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Watkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Greystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Ford.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Ford ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Ford, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rocky Ford:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
- Mecklenburg 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Ford) 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 Rocky Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |