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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:

37.5086, -106.2134

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 Rio Grande County<2>.

The county seat for Rio Grande County is located in Del Norte. Del Norte lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Rock Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Monte Vista Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lariat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lariat Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lariat Cemetery
    • The Lariat Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Workers Union Cemetery
  • San Luis Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Valdeses Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Valdeses Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdeses Cemetery
  • De la Luz Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The De la Luz Cemetery is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De la Luz Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the De la Luz Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Capulin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57238 <5>
  • Del Norte Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Del Norte Cemetery is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Capulin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Capulin Cemetery is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Alamosa Spanish Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alamosa Spanish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146363 <5>
  • Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Alamosa Municipal Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alamosa Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Alamosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1495808 <5>
  • Speiser Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Speiser Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speiser Cemetery
    • The Speiser Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spicer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57556 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • La Jara Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The La Jara Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara Cemetery
    • Sanford Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
    • Becker Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Becker Cemetery is located in Alamosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Becker Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Alamosa.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57172 <5>
    • Nance Family Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nance Family Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nance Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Manassa.
    • Soward Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Soward Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soward Cemetery
    • Old Manassa Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Manassa Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Manassa Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Manassa Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Manassa.
    • Fox Creek Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fox Creek Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek Cemetery
    • New Manassa Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Manassa Cemetery is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manassa Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Monte Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homelake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Parma is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Del Norte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Capulin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Center is located in Rio Grande County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <6>
  • Henry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Alamosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Platoro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Platoro is located in Conejos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
  • Alamosa East
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mosca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summitville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • La Jara
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bountiful
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Agua Ramon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
    • Gerrard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gerrard is located in Rio Grande County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Rio Grande County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Rio Grande 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 #190404  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #190404 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: Rio Grande
      • Est. Elev: 2433 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monte Vista
      • Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5086151     Lon: -106.2133643
      • 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 Colorado's counties, including Rio Grande, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.