A visit to the Rocky Grove 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 Rocky Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Grove Cemetery:
34.1759, -88.1311
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies just to the east southeast of the Rocky Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rocky Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bexar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bexar Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lockridge Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goggans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Goggans Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggans Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Tremont (MS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62083 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Mangum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mangum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Galbreath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wiggington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wiggington Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggington Cemetery
- Rudicell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rudicell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudicell Cemetery
- Galbreath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Cockrell - Cofield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lawhorn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawhorn Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holligan & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Rocky Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shottsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shottsville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rocky Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Bounds Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Vina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Splunge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Stinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Hackleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Red Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sulligent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Guin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
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 Rocky Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fulton
- Guin
- Guin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Rocky Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Red Bay
- Sulligent
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rocky Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Rocky Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138058 (Rocky Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138058 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bexar
- Location given for Rocky Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1759358 Lon: -88.1311493
- 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 Marion, 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' (or 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 Grove 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. |
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