A visit to the Rocky Mount 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 Mount Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Mount Cemetery:
32.6651, -85.1560
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Rocky Mount Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Mount Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rocky Mount Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Mount Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Burrell Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Glass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Glass Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Mount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Mount Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Bleecker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osanippa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Smith's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chewacla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Prince Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Pine Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Cusseta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huguley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Fortson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Gwen Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ladonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lanett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Phenix City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- City Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
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 Mount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Mount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lanett
- Opelika
- Phenix City
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 Mount Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Mount Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138278 (Rocky Mount Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138278 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beulah
- Location given for Rocky Mount Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6651345 Lon: -85.1560502
- 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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 Mount 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. |