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 Mound (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 Mound. 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.
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 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.
Rocky Mound is located in Camp 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 Camp County: Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Mound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Mound:
- Camp County (The home county of Rocky Mound)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Scroggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hagansport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saltillo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Black Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Cason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daingerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jenkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Red River County
- Cuthand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Talco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Bettie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Grice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Delrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Rosewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Rhonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Gilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Coffeeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Cartwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Pine Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Coke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Forest Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Hainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Mound, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Mound.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Mound ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Mound.
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 Mound - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Mound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- North Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburg.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6473 <2>
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <2>
- Smart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Traylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Handsome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <2>
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Mound in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Mound.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Mound, with the one closest to Rocky Mound listed first.
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Cason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Grice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bettie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Mound. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Mound.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Mound ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Mound.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Mound, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Mound.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mound:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Camp County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Mound) 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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |