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 Fork (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 Fork. 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 Fork ...
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 Fork: Rocky Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Fork.
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.
Rocky Fork is located in Licking 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 Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Fork:
- Licking County (The home county of Rocky Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Reform
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Wilkins Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Ben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Saint Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- New Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Cooperdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Mohawk Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Metham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Coshocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- South Condit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Center Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Condit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Vans Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- East Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Blacklick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havens Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Stillwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Glenmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Killbuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Pipesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Hunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Gambier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bangs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Black Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Nashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frazeysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Trinway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Cut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Gilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- North Zanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Wortley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Zanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Glenford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Thornville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chalfants
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Crooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Richland County
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Fork.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Fork.
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 Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Souslin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miles Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perryton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bladensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981874 <2>
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, Rocky Fork had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Reform
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Wilkins Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Perryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perryton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton
- Fallsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fallsburg is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Saint Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vanatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Black Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Toboso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toboso is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toboso
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Fork.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Fork ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Fork, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Fork.
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 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 Fork:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Richland 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rocky Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |