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 Ford (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 Ford. 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 Ford ...
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 Rocky Ford: Rocky Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rocky Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rocky Ford.
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 hospitals 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 Ford is located in Upshur County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Rocky Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Ford:
- Upshur County (The home county of Rocky Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Abbott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Buckhannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Reger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Hoover Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Tallmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Excelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Audra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Tygart Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Clements ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Elk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Pepper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Wellington Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Junior
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Valley Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Knawl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Falls Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Milroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Napier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Burnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Rollyson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Heaters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Flatwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Big Isaac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Miletus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Saint Clara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- New Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Sand Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Truebada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Conings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- McWhorter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lost Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- West Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Tichenal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Anmoore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stonewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Nutter Fort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Clarksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adamston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Alkires Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Cox Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jane Lew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Lightburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Duffy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Cassity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Womelsdorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Helvetia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tigheville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Huff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Florence ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Astor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Yates ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Oreide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Pruntytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker County
- Pleasant Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Replete
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Hacker Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Orndoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rocky Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Ford.
Cemeteries Near Rocky Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rocky Ford.
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 Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rocky Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <3>
- Upshur County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckhannon Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rohrbough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heavner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Oakington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Lick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Ford, with the one closest to Rocky Ford listed first.
- Hinkleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lorentz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorentz
- French Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Buckhannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Frenchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Tallmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Overhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rocky Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rocky Ford.
Newspapers Published in Rocky Ford ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Ford, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ford:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 '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 Ford) 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 Rocky Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |