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 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 Unicoi 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 Unicoi County: Madison (NC), Mitchell (NC), Yancey (NC), Carter, Greene & Washington.
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:
- Unicoi 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.
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Clear Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Bumpus Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Banner Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unicoi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Woodby Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Pine Crest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Gap Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Elizabethton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Roan Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Nough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Del Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tom Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Parrottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Myers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Horse Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Water Fork Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Bolton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greeneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Hawkins County
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Fordtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Blair Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Piney Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Kansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Limestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Telford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Estimated population in 2014: 542 people
- Bowmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Jonesborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Avery County (NC)
- Plumtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buncombe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Democrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Barnardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Flat Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Beech
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Alexander
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weaverville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Woodfin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leicester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Walkertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Sandymush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Allegheny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Foster Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Cutshalltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Mars Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hurricane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Ivy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Stackhouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- McDowell County (NC)
- Little Switzerland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Relief
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Tipton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Buladean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Yancey County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Higgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Day Book
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Murchison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Double Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Micaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
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.
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ray-Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stokley Cutshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaither Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culvin Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- George Worley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (986 more) ...
- Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bevy Landers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevy Landers Cemetery
- The Bevy Landers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belva Cemetery
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 Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Fork, with the one closest to Rocky Fork listed first.
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Briggs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Clear Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Allegheny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Unaka Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Bee Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Big Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Brownsboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
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 24 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Unicoi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Washington County
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Madison County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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 Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |