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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 Rockhurst (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 Rockhurst. 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 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.

Rockhurst is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Rockhurst)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • Brayton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Bolton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lake George
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Queensbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Warrensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Riverbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Athol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Glens Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Glens Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Chestertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • Schroon Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ticonderoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Severance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Minerva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Loch Muller
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gansevoort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Allentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Gurn Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • Wilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Day Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • South Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Kings Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • Fort Ann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Whitehall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Huletts Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Adamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • North Granville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Fort Edward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • South Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
    • Chubbs Dock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • Orwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • Rupert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Rupert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Dorset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockhurst, with the one closest to Rockhurst listed first.
    • West Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Poultney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • Fair Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Fair Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Poultney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Wells
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Benson Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
    • Benson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawlet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • West Castleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton

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

Cemeteries Near Rockhurst ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockhurst.

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

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

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

  • Orcutt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bolton Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beswick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scotch Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...
    • Welch Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamb Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Rockhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockhurst.

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

  • Cleverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Bolton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Lake George
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Fort Ann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
  • Bolton Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Queensbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pattens Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
  • French Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
  • South Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bay is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
  • Warrensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Ann
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • North Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Comstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Rockhurst ...

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 Rockhurst.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockhurst, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockhurst.

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 helpful 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 Rockhurst:

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>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- Rockhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Rockhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.