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:
34.1540, -88.0367
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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Galbreath Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mangum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mangum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Hamilton City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Galbreath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lockridge Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovejoy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamilton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24093 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rocky Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Guin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hackleburg
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Beaverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Vina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Gu - Win
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Eastman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Splunge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Sulligent
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brilliant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Guin
- Guin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rocky Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Sulligent
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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 #138059 (Rocky Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138059 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: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Rocky Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1539906 Lon: -88.0367012
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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