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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 Rock Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...

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.

Another variation: Rockhill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Hill.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Rock Hill is located in Linn County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Rock Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
    • South Lebanon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Sodaville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Lebanon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvinville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Waterloo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Shedd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tangent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawfordsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Halsey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
    • North Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Lewisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Adair Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Philomath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Flynn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Wren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Kings Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
    • Mabel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Marcola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Junction City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Clara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
    • North Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Springfield is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • River Road
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • River Road is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Leaburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvadore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • West Stayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Stayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Aumsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Turner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mehama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Four Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Silver Falls City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hill, with the one closest to Rock Hill listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Airlie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Monmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rock Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Hill.

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

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

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

  • Dodge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Claypool Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Lebanon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39401 <3>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Butte Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Klum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bellinger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Rock Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Hill.

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

  • Sodaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Plainview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Tallman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Spicer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Shedd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Crawfordsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tangent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Halsey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crabtree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Rock Hill ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Hill.

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 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 Hill:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Hill) 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.