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 Rockport (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 Rockport. 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 Rockport ...
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: Rock Port.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rockport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockport.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Rockport is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Rockport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockport:
- Benton County (The home county of Rockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Wildlife Cove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brevards Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Sandy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Bruceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Huntingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Jeannette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Dickson County
- Tennessee City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Poplar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Darden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Parkers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Union Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Manleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Springville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- India
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Only
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Salt Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Hustburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hurricane Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Roost
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Grandmother Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Halls Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Bethpage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Lobelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockport, see our County-by-County Page for Rockport.
Cemeteries Near Rockport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockport.
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 Rockport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Peebles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lupper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Matlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- DePriest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Hatley Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (906 more) ...
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tippitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rockport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockport, with the one closest to Rockport listed first.
- Coxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Hustburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- McIllwain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Bakerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lipe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lipe is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipe
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockport.
Newspapers Published in Rockport ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rockport:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Perry 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> | 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 Rockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |