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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 Rock Crossing (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 Rock Crossing. 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 Rock Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rock Crossing: Rock Xing.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Rock Crossing is located in Wilbarger County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilbarger County: Jackson (OK), Tillman (OK), Baylor, Foard, Hardeman & Wichita.

Below are the counties that are near Rock Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Crossing:

  • Wilbarger County     (The home county of Rock Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Harrold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
      • Harrold is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <2>
    • Oklaunion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elliott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County
    • Lockett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
      • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
    • Tolbert ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
      • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
    • Fargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
    • White City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County
    • Odell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Dundee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Archer County
    • Holliday
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Baylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
    • Red Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
  • Foard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Rayland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Foard County
    • Thalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Margaret
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
      • Margaret is located in Foard County
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Chillicothe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
      • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
  • Wichita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Electra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kamay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamay
      • Kamay is located in Wichita County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamay <2>
    • Iowa Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
      • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <2>
    • Clara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wichita County
  • Tillman County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.
    • Davidson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Davidson is located in Tillman County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <2>
    • Frederick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hollister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Rock Crossing ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Crossing.

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 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 Rock Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Rock Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Crossing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.

  • Mack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mack Cemetery
  • Ronda Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ronda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ronda Cemetery
  • Eastview Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Memorial Cemetery
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
  • Wilbarger Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilbarger Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilbarger Memorial Park
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Thalia Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thalia Cemetery
  • Dundee Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hackberry Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackberry Cemetery
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • England Community Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clara Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313820 <4>

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.<6>

While we didn't find Rock Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Crossing, with the one closest to Rock Crossing listed first.

  • Harrold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
    • Harrold is located in Wilbarger County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <2>
  • Oklaunion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
  • Rayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
    • Rayland is located in Foard County
  • Dundee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Archer County
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
  • Thalia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Thalia is located in Foard County
  • Doans
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
    • Doans is located in Wilbarger County
  • Iowa Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
    • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <2>
  • Seymour
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Baylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
  • Chillicothe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holliday
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Crossing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilbarger County: www.co.wilbarger.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Rock Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9812, Longitude: -99.1492       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Rock Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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