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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rocky Grove: Rocky Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Grove.
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 and doctors 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.
Rocky Grove is located in Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Grove:
- Sevier County (The home county of Rocky Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Pittman Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Gatlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Middle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Millican Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Pigeon Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starkeytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Waldens Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cowan Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Miller Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Walland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Cosby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Carson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Edwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Bailey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Jaybird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Bright Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Baneberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dandridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Leadvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Dumplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Edna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Jefferson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Peters Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Kimberlin Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Lyonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Buncombe County (NC)
- Sandymush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Maggie Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Junaluska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
- Hazelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- West Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Paint Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Whittier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Addie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Balsam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sylva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sylva is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <1>
- Ruby City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Greens Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Trust
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hot Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Unahala
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Judson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Grove.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- McCarter - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Husky Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valentine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Webbs Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stinnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McMahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (629 more) ...
- Proffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Grove, with the one closest to Rocky Grove listed first.
- Jones Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Wilton Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- East Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Chestnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Fox ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Edwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Carson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Gatlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Cataloochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Grove.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Grove ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Grove.
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 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain 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 Grove, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |