A visit to the Rocks Chapel 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 Rocks Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocks Chapel Cemetery:
32.4632, -88.2778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocks Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocks Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rocks Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocks Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rocks Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocks Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The York Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Home Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokes Chapel Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Livingston Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dulls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocks Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocks Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Intercourse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Ward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bellamy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Kinterbish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Brewersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moore Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Whitfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Coatopa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Cromwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
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 Rocks Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocks Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Epes lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rocks Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Livingston
- York
- York lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rocks Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rocks Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Rocks Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125793 (Rocks Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125793 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: York
- Location given for Rocks Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4631939 Lon: -88.2778062
- 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 Sumter, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocks Chapel 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. |