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A visit to the Rock Springs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Rock Springs Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Springs Cemetery

Lat:   34.4551°   (34° 27' 18")

Lon:   -82.9971°   (-82° 59' 49")

The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Hart County<2>.

The county seat for Hart County is located in Hartwell. Hartwell lies just to the south southeast of the Rock Springs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maret Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maret Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maret Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Byrum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Byrum Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Shoal Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoal Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Providence UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence UMC Cemetery
    • The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Providence Cemetery
  • Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
    • The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Price Chapel Cemetery
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Kesse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kesse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kesse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • New Light Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Light Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poole Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Ayers Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Family Cemetery
      • The Ayers Family Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
      • The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reed Creek Cemetery
    • Snowhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snowhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snowhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fair Play (SC).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183903 <5>
    • Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Maretts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
    • Maretts is located in Hart County
  • Fair Play
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Reed Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
    • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
  • Lavonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
    • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <6>
  • Flat Shoals
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
  • Gumlog
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
    • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
  • Bowersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Price ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
  • Andersonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
  • Canon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Townville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Holland Store
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • Avalon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Royston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Parhams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
    • Carnesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hart County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Rock Springs Cemetery:

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 Springs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #335697  (Rock Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #335697 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Reed Creek
    • County: Hart         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #335697 (Rock Springs Cemetery)

The official website for Hart County: www.hartcountyga.org/

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

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 Hart, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4551, Longitude: -82.9971       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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