A visit to the Rockville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rockville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rockville Cemetery (FG ID #161276).
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 Rockville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockville Cemetery:
38.2487, -122.1212
The Rockville Cemetery is located in Solano County<2>.
The county seat for Solano County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the east of the Rockville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockville Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rockville Cemetery ...
The Rockville Cemetery was established in 1851.
Name Variations for Rockville Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Rockville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rockville Public Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Rockville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tulocay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Napa State Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Napa Valley Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hillside Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hillside Cemetery
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Front Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carquinez Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- All Souls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benicia City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Military Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- Wragg Canyon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brothers of the Christian Schools Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alhambra Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Veterans Home Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Partrick Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic 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 Rockville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mankas Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suisun City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lombard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- American Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Travis Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vacaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalcanal Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Vallejo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leisure Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merazo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port Costa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Rockville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Solano County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benicia
- Crockett
- Fairfield
- Napa
- Napa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rockville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Napa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
- Port Chicago - Historic
- Suisun City
- Vacaville
- Vallejo
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 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 Rockville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Solano 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 Rockville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #161276
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1800060 (Rockville Public Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1800060 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: Solano
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield South
- Location given for Rockville Public Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2479702 Lon: -122.1216351
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Solano, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockville 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. |