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. 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Springs Cemetery:
34.4551, -82.9971
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Maret Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maret Cemetery
- Byrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Byrum Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrum Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Providence UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence UMC Cemetery
- 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)
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- 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)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Kesse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesse Cemetery
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ayers Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed Creek Cemetery
- Snowhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- 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 22 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)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Fair Play
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Lavonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Gumlog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- 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)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Canon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Holland Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- 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)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Parhams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- 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.
- Carnesville
- Hartwell
- Lavonia
- Royston
- Westminster
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 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:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hart 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335697 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335697 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: Hart
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reed Creek
- Location given for Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4551027 Lon: -82.9970915
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Springs 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. |