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:
34.7145, -84.1574
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 Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Chastain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Stock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stock Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Brawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brawley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley Cemetery
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zandt Cemetery
- Noontootla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Noontootla Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noontootla Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenway Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cavender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cavender Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavender Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Tilley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
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 Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Margret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Suches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craytonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Tickanetley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Owltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Log
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Santaluca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Yukon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Canoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Culberson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Chestnut Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
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 Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- Dahlonega
- Ellijay
- Morganton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 #329459 (Rock Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #329459 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 676 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noontootla
- Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7145323 Lon: -84.1574152
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Fannin, 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. |
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