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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:

31.5804, -88.2883

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 Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies just to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Barlow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
  • Yarbo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbo Cemetery
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Smiths Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
  • Millry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Millry Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry Cemetery
  • Healing Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Browns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Chalk Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Chalk Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill Cemetery
  • Winsletts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Winsletts Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsletts Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Minerva Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Minerva Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Cemetery
    • Pine Tree Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Reeds Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • New Haven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
    • Laton Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Laton Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton Hill Cemetery
    • Three Forks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery

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]<3> of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Barlow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Millry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Healing Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Healing Springs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mehaffey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
  • Copeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Copeland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Bigbee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bigbee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
  • Chatom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <5>
  • Frankville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
  • Cullomburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
  • Hobson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Bladon Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
  • Aquilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Silas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bolinger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
    • State Line
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Yellow Pine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Saint Stephen's
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
    • Tibbie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
    • Robinsons Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
    • Salitpa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Salitpa is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
    • Souwilpa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
    • Chicora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora

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 Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 #138811  (Rocky Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138811 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Millry South
      • Location given for Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5804399     Lon: -88.288347
      • 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.