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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rolling Hills Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rolling Hills Cemetery (FG ID #761904)

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 Rolling Hills Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rolling Hills Cemetery

Lat:   28.0838°   (28° 5' 1")

Lon:   -81.6931°   (-81° 41' 35")

The Rolling Hills Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rolling Hills Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rolling Hills Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Rolling Hills Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rolling Hills Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rolling Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lake Alfred
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Winter Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
      • Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
    • Auburndale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Inwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
    • Lake Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haines City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eloise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dundee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jan-Phyl Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
      • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
    • Davenport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Eagle Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kossuthville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
        • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
      • Wahneta
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
        • Wahneta is located in Polk County
      • Fussels Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fussels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
        • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
      • Polk City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Gordonville is located in Polk 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 Rolling Hills Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Rolling Hills Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Lake Lowery Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Alfred Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72354 <1>
    • Lakeside Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Auburndale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71985 <1>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • New Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398560 <1>
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburndale Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Auburndale Memorial Park is located in Polk County
      • The Auburndale Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Auburndale Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburndale Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71742 <1>
    • Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Church of Christ Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
        • The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Eagle Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <1>
      • Ret Row Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Ret Row Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Ret Row Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Jamestown Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ret Row Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72512 <1>
      • Glover Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Thornhill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <1>
      • Wahneta Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • The Wahneta Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Wahneta Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shady Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahneta Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339742 <1>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Davenport Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <1>
      • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Collins Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Gandy Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bartow.
        • The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Connersville Cemetery
        • Polk Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <1>
      • Willow Lawn Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willow Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake Wales.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273430 <1>

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

    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 Rolling Hills Cemetery:

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    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 Florida's counties, including Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rolling Hills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0838, Longitude: -81.6931    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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