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 Rock Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Springs.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rock Springs is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Caddo (LA), Cass, Harrison, Morris & Upshur.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Rock Springs. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Springs:
- Marion County (The home county of Rock Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Sarber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Avinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hughes Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kildare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bivins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huffins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- McLeod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Atlanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- East Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Teneryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Greggton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Harleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Nesbitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Pope City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Noonday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Karnack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Uncertain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Daingerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cason
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Ore City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Diana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Coffeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Graceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Indian Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Bettie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Gilmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Springs.
Cemeteries Near Rock Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Springs.
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 Rock Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beamer - Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pyland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harleton Cornerstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Piney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hope Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- New Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brantly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rock Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Orrs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Avinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lanier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lanier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
- Coffeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Hughes Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 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 Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Springs.
Newspapers Published in Rock Springs ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Springs, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Morris County
- Upshur County
- Caddo Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rock Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |