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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 Rocky Fork (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 Fork. 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 Fork ...
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 Fork: Rocky Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Fork.
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 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 Fork is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Fork:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Rocky Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Jefferson Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- La Vergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Morrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Leanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Murphree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Bradyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Auburntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Pegram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Kingston Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Gossburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Wrencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Rural Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Whispering Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Mudtavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Berry Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Donelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Holts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Carters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Theta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Leftwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Hendersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Nolensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Wildwood Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Harpeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Cainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Mount Juliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beckwith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Leeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Doaks Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Fork.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Fork.
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 Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Covington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1528 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Naron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rocky Fork had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Almaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nolensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Triune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- La Vergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kimbro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wrencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Mount View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Overall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 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 Rocky Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Fork.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Fork ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Fork, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Fork.
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 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 Rocky Fork:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Cheatham County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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 Rocky Fork, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |