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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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...

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 Creek: Rocky Crk. (or less commonly used: Rocky Ck. or Rocky Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Creek.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rocky Creek is located in Blanco 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 Blanco County: Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Llano & Travis.

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

  • Blanco County     (The home county of Rocky Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Hye
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Johnson City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Blanco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blowout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Round Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Sisters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Shovel Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Granite Shoals
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Meadowlakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Spicewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marble Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Fischer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cranes Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
    • Canyon Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
    • Honey Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Oak Cliff Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Oak Cliff Acres is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Acres
    • Canyon Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Westhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westhaven is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Albert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Stonewall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blumenthal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Willow City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Luckenbach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eckert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
    • Cain City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
    • Grapetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
    • Fredericksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Henly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Mount Gainor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
    • Dripping Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitzhugh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Woodcreek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Driftwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
    • Pioneer Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Kendalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bankersmith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
    • Sisterdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
    • Waring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Welfare
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Kreutzberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
    • Bergheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Comfort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Creek, with the one closest to Rocky Creek listed first.
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kingsland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Travis County
    • Briarcliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Rocky Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Creek.

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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • South Grape Creek Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blanco Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Rode Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Luckenbach Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Givens - Bindseil Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Creek.

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

  • Hye
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Johnson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blanco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blowout
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
  • Luckenbach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Willow City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Sisters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Cypress Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendalia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Henly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Fredericksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain

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

Newspapers Published in Rocky Creek ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Creek:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.