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 Rocky Knoll (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 Knoll. 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 Knoll ...
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 Knoll: Rocky Knl. (or less commonly used: Rocky Knol.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Knoll. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Knoll.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford 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 Guilford County: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham & Stokes.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Knoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Knoll:
- Guilford County (The home county of Rocky Knoll)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Southmont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Latham Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Pomona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Forest Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Pleasant Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Guilford College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Freeman Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- The Country
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Country is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
- Glenwood Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Kimesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Elon College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mark View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Random Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Westbrook Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westview Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westview Terrace is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Terrace
- Westview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Alamance Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alamance Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Acres
- Alamance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alamance is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Stony Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Chatham County
- Siler City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Thomasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eden ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Wallburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gum Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Holly Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Silver Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Welcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Horneytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Applegate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Cliffwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Kernersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Christy Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- Emorywood Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Beeson Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Bonanza Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Greystone Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- High Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Orange County
- Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Redcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Archdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Randleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sophia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Worthville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Melanchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Cedar Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Wittys Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Ellisboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Wentworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- College Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Mayodan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Pine Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Walnut Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Germanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Knoll, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Knoll.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Knoll ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Knoll.
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 Knoll - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Knoll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Moriah UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piedmont Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guilford Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Biblical Gardens of Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westminster Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Rocky Knoll in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Knoll.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Knoll, with the one closest to Rocky Knoll listed first.
- Vandalia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Guilford College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Level Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- High Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Archdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Knoll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Knoll.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Knoll ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Knoll.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Knoll, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Knoll.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Knoll:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Guilford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes 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 Rocky Knoll, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |