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A visit to the White Rock 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 White Rock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Rock Cemetery:

37.3330, -120.0421

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The White Rock Cemetery is located in Mariposa County<2>.

The county seat for Mariposa County is located in Mariposa. Mariposa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the White Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the White Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the White Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pate Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gwin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gwin Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gwin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Le Grand.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415806 <5>
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mariposa.
    • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205021 <5>
  • Helm - Turner Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Helm - Turner Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm - Turner Cemetery
  • Picayune Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Picayune Cemetery is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picayune Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Coarsegold.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8266 <5>
  • Chowchilla Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chowchilla Cemetery is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chowchilla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chowchilla.
    • The Chowchilla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chowchilla District Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7906 <5>
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakhill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oakhurst.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144547 <5>
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Merced.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • Calvary Merced Cemetery District
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 56 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7873 <5>
    • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fine Gold Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Coulterville Public Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hopeton Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hopeton Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton Cemetery
    • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the White Rock Cemetery.

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

  • Catheys Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Mount Bullion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Knowles Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
  • Mariposa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Bootjack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
  • Le Grand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Planada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hornitos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Midpines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Colorado ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
    • Plainsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Ahwahnee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
    • Darrah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
      • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
      • Yosemite Lakes
    • Jerseydale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Tuttle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • Athlone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Chowchilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
    • Coarsegold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Merced Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls

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 White Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mariposa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 White Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Mariposa 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 White Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #237665  (White Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #237665 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: Mariposa
      • Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Illinois Hill
      • Location given for White Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3329978     Lon: -120.0421158
      • 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 California's counties, including Mariposa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- White Rock 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.