A visit to the Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Creek Cemetery:
35.1145, -93.6324
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Yell County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Small Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Small Smith Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Smith Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Shoot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shoot Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoot Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Piney Fork Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Guinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Guinn Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinn Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Rana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rana Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rana Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Bluff View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bluff View Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff View Cemetery
- Catlett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Catlett Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlett Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne 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 Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marvinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Blue Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Waltreak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magazine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Subiaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Briggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Carbon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Gravelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- New Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Caulksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 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 Rock Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Danville
- Magazine
- Paris
- Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Scranton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Yell 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #73344 (Rock Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73344 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: Yell
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Mountain Dam
- Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1145352 Lon: -93.6324153
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Yell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek 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. |
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