A visit to the Rocky Plains 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 Plains Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Plains Cemetery:
34.0645, -87.4429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Plains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Plains Cemetery is located in Winston County<2>.
The county seat for Winston County is located in Double Springs. Double Springs lies just to the north northeast of the Rocky Plains Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Plains Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rocky Plains Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Kaeiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kaeiser Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaeiser Cemetery
- Kelly Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelly Mill Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Mill Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Mt. Ebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Enon MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Union MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wint Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wint Cemetery
- Pine Tucky MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Blooming Youth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lynn.
- The Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milestone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Millstone Mtn. Cemetery
- Old Ingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Ingle Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ingle Cemetery
- Ingle & Wakefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashbank Cemetery
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261326 <5>
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #608998 <5>
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Plains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nauvoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Slicklizzard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farriss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slick Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Saragossa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glen Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Ashridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Kansas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Arley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boar Tush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Eldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gamble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- South Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Thornhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Marylee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Ellaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Haleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Plains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbon Hill
- Double Springs
- Haleyville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Plains Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Winston 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 Plains Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2099639 (Rocky Plains Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2099639 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: Winston
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poplar Springs
- Location given for Rocky Plains Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.06452 Lon: -87.44294
- 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 Winston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Plains 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. |