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 (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Rock is located in Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Gilmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Gnadenhutten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Dennison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Uhrichsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Port Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Holloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Flushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Lafferty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Barnesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Bannock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sherrodsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Atwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Hibbetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fresno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- West Lafayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chili
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- New Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Coshocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Londonderry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Antrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Odell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Winterset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Kimbolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brady ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Middlebourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Birds Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Clio ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Easton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Feed Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Station Fifteen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Bowerston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Scio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Farmerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- New Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mud Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Sherman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Navarre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Industry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Justus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Brewster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Rock.
Cemeteries Near Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Rush Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Perry Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindon Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of West Chester.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459416 <3>
- Mayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- The Mayes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mays Cemetery
- Newport Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (646 more) ...
- Markey Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rock had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock, with the one closest to Rock listed first.
- Rush
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Gilmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tippecanoe is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Gnadenhutten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Tuscarawas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Dennison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Uhrichsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lock Seventeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
- Berwyn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clendening ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clendening is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendening
- Tappan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock.
Newspapers Published in Rock ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock.
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 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 Rock:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Stark 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> | 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- Rock) 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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |