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 Forest (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 Forest. 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 Forest ...
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 Forest: Rocky Frst.
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 and hospitals 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.
Rocky Forest is located in Wyoming County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Forest:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Rocky Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Laceyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Stowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Meshoppen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mehoopany Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Vosburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lake Carey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Lemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Evans Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Tunkhannock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Sugar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyalusing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Homets Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Limehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- New Era
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Asylum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Marshview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Standing Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Herrickville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Uhdey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- Laddsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Jamison City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- La Plume
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Carpenter Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Glenburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Clarks Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Clarks Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Craig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- East Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Edella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Harveys Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Loyalville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Meeker
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pikes Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Back Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lehman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Lungerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Dushore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shinerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Laporte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Sonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Beech Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Hillsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Auburn Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hop Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tiffany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Alford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Broome County (NY)
- Hawleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- East Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Owego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Hoopers Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Apalachin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Forest.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Forest.
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 Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quicks Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merryall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quimby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Meshoppen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45720 <3>
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Beaver Meadow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ballibay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Rocky Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Forest, with the one closest to Rocky Forest listed first.
- Skinners Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Laceyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hollenback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollenback is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback
- Jenningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Merryall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merryall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Wyalusing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Silvara
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silvara is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvara
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Camptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camptown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptown
- Lovelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lovelton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelton
- South Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Auburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Forest.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Forest ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Forest, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Forest:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Broome County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 '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- Rocky Forest) 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 Rocky Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |