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 Rock House (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 House. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Rock House is located in Trousdale County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trousdale County: Macon, Smith, Sumner & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Rock House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock House:
- Trousdale County (The home county of Rock House)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Johntown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Haydenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Gainesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Green Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Frog Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Boma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Murphree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pleasant Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Defeated
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Chipman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Castalian Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Rogana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Bethpage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rock Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Gallatin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- South Tunnel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Saulsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Commerce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Doaks Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Laguardo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Leeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Gladeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Adolphus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Akersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock House, see our County-by-County Page for Rock House.
Cemeteries Near Rock House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock House.
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 House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Piper - Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stalcup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fleeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hartsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1369711 <2>
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams - Jacob Story Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dies Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (602 more) ...
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kennys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradleys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Rock House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock House.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock House, with the one closest to Rock House listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Willard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Monoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Pleasant Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Eulia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock House. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock House.
Newspapers Published in Rock House ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock House, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock House.
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 helpful 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 House:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Trousdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 House, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |