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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rocky Meadow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rocky Meadow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rocky Meadow, please Contact Us.
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 Meadow (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 Meadow. 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 Meadow ...
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 Rocky Meadow: Rocky Mdw.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rocky Meadow is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rowan & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Meadow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Meadow:
- Davidson County (The home county of Rocky Meadow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Silver Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Jefferson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Handy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Rimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleemee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mocksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Horneytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Rosemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Muddy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Waughtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Beeson Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Sedge Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Clemmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ardmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Cityview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- East Winston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- High Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Kernersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Allen Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- High Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Freeman Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Sandy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Pleasant Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Climax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
- Guilford College
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Asbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Allreds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Ether
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moore County
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Archdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Asheboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Randleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Millboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Cedar Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Michfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Craven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Trading Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Yadkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- East Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Shannon Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Corbin Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Eastwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Ellis Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palmerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Badin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Albemarle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millingport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Meadow, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Meadow.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Meadow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Meadow.
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 Meadow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Meadow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Jersey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Lexington City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Rocky Meadow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Meadow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Meadow, with the one closest to Rocky Meadow listed first.
- Cid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Light
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Healing Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jimes is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Handy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Farmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sapona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Trading Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Meadow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Meadow.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Meadow ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Meadow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Meadow, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Meadow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Rocky Meadow:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Meadow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |