A visit to the Rocky Branch 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery ...
The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Jenkins County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
- Beech Branch Cemetery
- The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Branch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
- Big Horse Creek Cemetery
- The Big Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horse Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Big Horse Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Millen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973005 <3>
- Braggs Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
- Ellis Chapel Cemetery
- The Ellis Chapel Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Chapel Cemetery
- Green Fork Cemetery
- The Green Fork Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fork Cemetery
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kelsey Baptist Church Cemetery
- Lawtonville Cemetery
- The Lawtonville Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtonville Cemetery
- Little Buckhead Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Millen City Cemetery
- The Millen City Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millen City Cemetery
- The Millen City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belcher Cemetery
- Millen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136654 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pfeiffer Cemetery
- Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Millen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442359 <3>
- Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Emmalane
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Garfield
- Girard
- Hiltonia
- Magruder
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Midville
- Millen
- Millhaven
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Munnerlyn
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Perkins
- Rocky Ford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosier
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Sardis
- Scarboro
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Sylvania
- Waynesboro
- Zeigler
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
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 Rocky Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jenkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millen
- Sylvania
- Waynesboro
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jenkins 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #343004 (Rocky Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #343004 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: Jenkins
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perkins
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jenkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Rocky Branch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |