A visit to the Rockwell 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 Rockwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockwell Cemetery:
31.9232, -83.0149
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Telfair County<2>.
The county seat for Telfair County is located in McRae - Helena. McRae - Helena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rockwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rockwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hulett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hulett Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulett Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Larkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkey Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkey Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Central Grove Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milan City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Milan City Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan City Cemetery
- Studstill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Boney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boney Family Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Family Cemetery
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- Black House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Black House Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black House Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dopson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dopson Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dopson Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Turnpike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rockwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chauncey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McRae - Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McRae
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lumber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alamo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eastman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hazlehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
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 Rockwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Telfair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Alamo
- Broxton
- Eastman
- Hazlehurst
- McRae
- McRae lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rockwell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rockwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Telfair 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 Rockwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #356949 (Rockwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #356949 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: Telfair
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooks Still
- Location given for Rockwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9232358 Lon: -83.0148697
- 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 Telfair, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwell 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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