A visit to the Rocky Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
33.4671, -88.1095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Funderburk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Coal Fire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Eatman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eatman Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Fire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ethelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Fernbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Reform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Ashcraft Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Archer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Lubbub
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Belk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
- Vernon
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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158618 (Rocky Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158618 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reform
- Location given for Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4670613 Lon: -88.1094721
- 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 Pickens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Ridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |