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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 Rocktown (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 Rocktown. 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 and hospitals 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.

Rocktown is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Rocktown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Craigs Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
    • Burson Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burson Place is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
    • Rust Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
    • Benhams
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Benhams is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
    • Greendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Greendale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Holston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Holston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
    • Oak Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Leonard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Leonard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Brumley Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
    • Three Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
    • Abingdon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Abingdon is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
    • Lowland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowland is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
    • Green Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Spring is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Bristol City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Virginia Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Council
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Council is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rowe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rowe is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Dickenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Carrie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
    • Herald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Herald is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
    • Bucu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bucu is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
    • Aily
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Aily is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
    • Nora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nora is located in Dickenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Grayson County
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Willow Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Creswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Creswell is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Fugates Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
    • Dickensonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
    • Lebanon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carterton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carterton is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
    • Jessees Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
    • Kiser ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kiser is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
    • Spring City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring City is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Bickley Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
    • Castlewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cleveland is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Barnett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnett is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Grigbys Store
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
    • Maces Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Maces Spring is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
    • Nickelsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hiltons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dungannon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dungannon is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Snowflake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Snowflake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Gate City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Weber City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Weber City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
    • Fort Blackmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lano is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
    • Yuma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yuma is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Frisco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Frisco is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Smyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Allison Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
    • Cardwell Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
    • Saltville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilhowie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Seven Mile Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
    • Broadford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadford is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Paintlick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
    • Raven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Raven is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dwina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dwina is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
    • Virginia City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Virginia City is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Coeburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Esserville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Esserville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
    • Hamilton town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamilton town is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
    • Wise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashe County (NC)
    • Grayson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Carter County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Buladeen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
      • Former names for Buladeen:
      • Colesville
      • Magnetic
    • Hunter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Biltmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
    • Elizabethton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Siam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
    • Watauga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Central
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Central is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Fish Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Crest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Hawkins County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Greenvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
    • Rotherwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
    • Frisco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Waycross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
  • Johnson County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
    • Fuller
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Shingletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
    • Mountain City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
    • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
    • Dowell ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
  • Sullivan County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
    • Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Hunter Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
    • Holston Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
    • Collingwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruthton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
    • Walnut Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Fishdam ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
    • Akard Addition
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
    • Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
    • Beechnut City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
    • Mill Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
    • Blountville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocktown, with the one closest to Rocktown listed first.
    • Spurgeon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
    • Austin Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Austin Village is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
    • Flourville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flourville is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Gray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carnegie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Carnegie is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • North Johnson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
    • Oakland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland Village is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
    • East Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
    • Camelot Two
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
    • Johnson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
      • Former names for Johnson City:
      • Blue Plum Station
      • Haynesville
      • Johnsons Depot
      • Johnsons Tank
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
    • South Gate Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village

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

Cemeteries Near Rocktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocktown.

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

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

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

  • Fleenors Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • McCroskey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Goodson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fleenor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Large Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Free Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Baltzell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hanner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Minnick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (1567 more) ...
    • Hortenstine Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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 Rocktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocktown.

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

  • Fleenors
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fleenors is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
  • Craigs Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Alum Wells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alum Wells is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
  • Benhams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Benhams is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
  • Wallace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wallace is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Greendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Holston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holston is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
  • Hawkins Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
  • Ravens Nest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Hansonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hansonville is located in Russell County
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  • Willow Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
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    • Creswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Creswell is located in Russell County
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    • Brumley Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocktown.

Newspapers Published in Rocktown ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocktown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocktown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocktown.

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 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 Rocktown:

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 Rocktown, 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' (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- Rocktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.