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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 Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #2401425)

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 Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

Lat:   31.9957°   (31° 59' 44")

Lon:   -82.2855°   (-82° 17' 7")

The Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Toombs County<2>.

The county seat for Toombs County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery .

Establishment of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery ...

The Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery was established in 1875.

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 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 Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Toombs 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 Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cedar Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
    • Rock Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Reidsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <5>
    • Santa Claus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Alston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohoopee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Uvalda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Baxley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Petross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Vidalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Graham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
        • Graham is located in Appling County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Higgston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
        • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Surrency
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Manassas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazlehurst
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glennville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bellville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobbtown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
        • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
        • Former name for Cobbtown:
        • Cobb Town
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <5>
      • Ailey
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
        • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <5>

    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 Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Toombs County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Baxley
      • Baxley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baxley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxley
    • Glennville
    • Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazlehurst.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
    • Lyons
      • Lyons lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Mount Vernon
    • Reidsville
      • Reidsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reidsville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Vidalia
      • Vidalia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vidalia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Clifton Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Clifton Family Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • The Clifton Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clifton Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Family Cemetery
    • Inman Creek Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Inman Creek Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • The Inman Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Inman Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Creek Cemetery
    • Old Campground Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Campground Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Campground Cemetery
    • Cobb Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Creek Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Creek Cemetery
    • Griner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griner Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griner Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Hardens Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mann - Oquin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann - Oquin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mann - Oquin Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann - Oquin Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Odom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odom Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • Partin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Partin Cemetery is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bell Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bell Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Stripling Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stripling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stripling Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stripling Cemetery
      • Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
        • The Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cedar Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Ryals Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ryals Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryals Cemetery
      • Elza Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Stanley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Toombs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
      • Cave Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cave Cemetery is located in Toombs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Cemetery
      • Pittman Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pittman Cemetery is located in Toombs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
      • Deen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deen Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Moody Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Moody Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Baxley.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35420 <1>
      • Widincamp Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Widincamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Widincamp Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Widincamp Cemetery

    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 Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    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 Georgia's counties, including Toombs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9957, Longitude: -82.2855    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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