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A visit to the Rock Creek Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Creek Church Cemetery:

31.0085, -86.7963

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Creek Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rock Creek Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Creek Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hobbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
  • Bradley Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Bradley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
  • Mancill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
  • Sam McGowin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
  • Elim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
  • McLellan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The McLellan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLellan Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Fuqua Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sellersville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sellersville Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville Cemetery
    • Otahite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Otahite Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite Cemetery
    • Foshee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
    • McGowin Ferry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Ferry Cemetery
    • McGowin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
    • Still Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
    • May Creek Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Wing Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wing Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing
      • The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Bradley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Roberts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Falco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Falco is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
  • Wing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wing is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Cannon Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
  • Riverview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Baker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brewton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Brooklyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brewton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Milligan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Johnsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Holt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
    • Crestview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crestview is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <6>
    • Red Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Oak is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Paul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Paul is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Carolina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carolina is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Pollard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brewton
    • Brewton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brewton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
  • Crestview
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Milligan

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rock Creek Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Escambia County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Rock Creek Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #161691  (Rock Creek Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161691 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Parker Springs
      • Location given for Rock Creek Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0085141     Lon: -86.7963477
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.