A visit to the Rooks 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 Rooks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rooks Cemetery:
34.3834, -86.1408
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rooks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rooks Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rooks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rooks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rooks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rooks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Martling Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- King Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Chapel Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Haney Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haney Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Chapel Cemetery
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alder Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Springs Cemetery
- Eason Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eason Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Johnson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fairview Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Albertville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22742 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dalrymple Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalrymple Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Kennamer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennamer Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennamer Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rooks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peters ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Mid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Columbus City Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Rayburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Chigger Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Columbus City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- North ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wyeth City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geraldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Rabbit Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Crossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
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 Rooks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rooks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albertville
- Columbus City
- Crossville
- Geraldine
- Guntersville
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 Rooks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Rooks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125922 (Rooks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125922 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus City
- Location given for Rooks Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3834237 Lon: -86.1408116
- 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 Marshall, 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- Rooks 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. |