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A visit to the Rockland 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 Rockland Cemetery ...

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

40.4522, -102.6924

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

The Rockland Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.

The county seat for Logan County is located in Sterling. Sterling lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Rockland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rockland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Rockland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bryant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
  • New Haven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Schlake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Schlake Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlake Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jarvis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
  • Leroy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
  • Posegate Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Posegate Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posegate Cemetery
  • Burdett Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burdett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
  • Paoli Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Paoli Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
  • Kelly Community Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hope Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Yuma Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Yuma Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma Cemetery
      • The Yuma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yuma Municipal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #285398 <5>
    • Hyde Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Hyde Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
    • Grave of Susanna Alderdice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
    • Otis Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Otis Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Cemetery
    • Eckley Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rockland Cemetery.

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

  • Leslie ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leslie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Saint Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Petersburg is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
  • Lone Star ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Leroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leroy is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Haxtun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdett is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Dailey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dailey is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
  • Paoli
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yuma
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Holyoke
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Calhoun is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hyde ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hyde is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Otis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Otis is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <6>
    • Eckley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtis is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Harmon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmon is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
    • Crook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Platner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Platner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
    • Iliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Rockland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Logan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crook
  • Haxtun
    • Haxtun lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rockland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haxtun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haxtun
  • Leslie - Historic
  • Otis
    • Otis lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Rockland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Sterling
  • Yuma
    • Yuma lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Rockland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yuma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma

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 Rockland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Logan 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 Rockland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #182887  (Rockland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #182887 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: Logan
      • Est. Elev: 1251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clarkville
      • Location given for Rockland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4522098     Lon: -102.6924214
      • 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 Logan, 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- Rockland 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.