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 Rockhouse (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 Rockhouse. 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.
Rockhouse is located in Tazewell County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rockhouse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockhouse:
- Tazewell County (The home county of Rockhouse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Pounding Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Thompson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Harman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dunford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Bland County
- Bastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Mavisdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Rowe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Council
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Jackson Flats
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Janey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Leemaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Carrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Trout Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Dye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Elk Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Carterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Cardwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Chilhowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Clinchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Lindell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Glenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Masada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Brumley Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Abingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Peapatch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Height
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Bradshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gary
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Jackson Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Thorpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Anawalt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Coopers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Nemours
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bramwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bluefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coaldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockhouse, see our County-by-County Page for Rockhouse.
Cemeteries Near Rockhouse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockhouse.
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 Rockhouse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockhouse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Barns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (775 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Necessary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Rockhouse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rockhouse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockhouse, with the one closest to Rockhouse listed first.
- Pounding Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gillespie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Steeleburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Tannersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Thompson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Gap Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockhouse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockhouse.
Newspapers Published in Rockhouse ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockhouse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockhouse, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockhouse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rockhouse:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockhouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Rockhouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |