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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 Rocky (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rocky is located in Washita County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washita County: Beckham, Caddo, Custer & Kiowa.

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

  • Washita County     (The home county of Rocky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dill City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <1>
    • New Cordell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
    • Burns Flat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <1>
    • Bessie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <1>
    • Foss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <1>
    • Corn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <1>
    • Canute
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <1>
  • Beckham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Carter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Elk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <1>
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Carnegie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Eakly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Arapaho
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Greer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Granite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <1>
    • Willow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <1>
  • Jackson County
    • Blair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky, with the one closest to Rocky listed first.
    • Hobart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gotebo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <1>
    • Lone Wolf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roosevelt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <1>
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Cooperton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
      • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rocky ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rocky. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rocky and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rocky.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Rocky.

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 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 Rocky:

Cemeteries Near Rocky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grissom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grissom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grissom Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainey Cemetery
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Flat Cemetery
  • Liberty Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Bell Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sentinel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sentinel Cemetery
  • Dugford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugford Cemetery
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huckleby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckleby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Hobart Rose Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Rose Cemetery
    • Odessa Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
    • South Burns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burns Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Rocky in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky.

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

  • Rainy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
    • Rainy is located in Washita County
  • New Cordell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
  • Cloud Chief
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Chief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief
    • Cloud Chief is located in Washita County
  • Arapaho
    (29 miles [46.7 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. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1561, Longitude: -99.0594       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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