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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rocky Valley: Rocky Vly. (or less commonly used: Rocky Vally. or Rocky Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Valley.
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 Valley is located in Bucks 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 Bucks County: Burlington (NJ), Hunterdon (NJ), Mercer (NJ), Warren (NJ), Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Valley:
- Bucks County (The home county of Rocky Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Passer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Richlandtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Steinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Milford Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawntown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
- Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Richland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Center is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Huffs Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Eshbach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Bechtelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Landis Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Topton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boyertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Little Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Hazard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Palmerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowmanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Parryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- New Mahoning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Fricks Lock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Parker Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- South Pottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Pottstown Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenixville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Slonaker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Bucktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Pughtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Sheeder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Coventryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Coopersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Dillingerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Fountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Hosensack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Emmaus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rittersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Allentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Zionsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Powder Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Macungie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Rossland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kresgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- East Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Pennsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Palm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pear Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Telford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Souderton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Leithsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hellertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Wassergass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Lower Saucon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Wagnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- William Penn Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Andreas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Hughesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Barbertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Baptistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Everittstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Idell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Raven Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Locktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Prallsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Rosemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Pattenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Jutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Mercer County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Titusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Bear Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Warren Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Phillipsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Stewartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Asbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Montana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Brass Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Belvidere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Hazen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Ramseysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Valley.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hellertown Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stricker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudath Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <2>
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rocky Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Valley, with the one closest to Rocky Valley listed first.
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zionhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Shelly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Coopersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Richlandtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Steinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Brick Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Leithsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Bingen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bingen is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
- Milford Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Valley.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Valley ...
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 Rocky Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Valley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bucks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Indiana County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
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| <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> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |