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 Rock Mill (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 Rock Mill. 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 Rock Mill ...
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 Rock Mill: Rock Ml. (or less commonly used: Rock Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Mill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rock Mill is located in Fairfield County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County: Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Perry & Pickaway.
Below are the counties that are near Rock Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Mill:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Rock Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Carroll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lithopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Amanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickerington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thurston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Center Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Green ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Brice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Edgewater Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edward ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Obetz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Lockbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Rockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Apple
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sand Run Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Pataskala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Buckeye Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Outville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Harbor Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Ash ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Madison County
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Avalon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Thornville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfants
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- New Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Rehoboth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- New Straitsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- East Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tarlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Duvall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Circleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thacher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- South Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Fox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Logan Elm Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Commercial Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Adelphi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Riton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Vinton County
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Mill.
Cemeteries Near Rock Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Mill.
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 Rock Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Hopewell United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Betzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Betzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (590 more) ...
- Green Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guseman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graybill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rock Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Mill, with the one closest to Rock Mill listed first.
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Carroll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Lockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lockville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Slough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slough is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slough
- Dumontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dumontville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumontville
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lithopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marcy is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Amanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Mill.
Newspapers Published in Rock Mill ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Mill.
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 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 Rock Mill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 Rock Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |