A visit to the Rock Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Springs Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Springs Cemetery
Lat: 35.4287° (35° 25' 43")
Lon: -92.9741° (-92° 58' 26")
The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rock Springs Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phoenix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Langford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Kinslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinslow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kinslow Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Birch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Goates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goates Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goates Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Church Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Pope County
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Hillis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Paschal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paschal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paschal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Paschal Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Sugg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sugg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is located in Pope County
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 Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caglesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caglesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Hector
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moreland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <7>
- Taral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Center Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <7>
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Hickory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Hattieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <7>
- Silex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Bernice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Augsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Augsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atkins
- Dardanelle
- Dover
- Dover lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rock Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Russellville
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 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pope County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Rock Springs Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #64929 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #64929 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Hector
- County: Pope Elev: 233
- Location given for GNIS #64929 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Pope, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4287, Longitude: -92.9741 In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |