Do you know of Rocky Knoll ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rocky Knoll. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rocky Knoll.<1>
Our sources for Rocky Knoll (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rocky Knoll other than they indicate that Rocky Knoll would be found somewhere in Wayne County, Tennessee.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1893.
Communities Also Named Rocky Knoll ...
We found two communities that share the name Rocky Knoll.
Within Tennessee, the name Rocky Knoll is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rocky Knoll [Durham County].
- Guilford County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rocky Knoll [Guilford County].
- North Carolina
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rocky Knoll ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rocky Knoll:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rocky Knoll - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Wayne County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wayne County.
| Clifton City | Mannie |
| McClamerys Stand | |
| Eagle Tannery | |
| Olds | |
| Factors Fork | |
| Factory | Patriot |
| Flatwoods | |
| Forty Eight | Sims |
| Liddensville | Three Churches |
| Little Hope | |
| Wayne Furnace |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |