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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 Rocky Branch Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Branch 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery

Lat:   32.8815°   (32° 52' 53")

Lon:   -81.8832°   (-81° 52' 59")

The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Jenkins County<2>.

The county seat for Jenkins County is located in Millen. Millen lies just to the southwest of the Rocky Branch Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Green Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Fork Cemetery
    • The Green Fork Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
  • Kelsey Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lawtonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawtonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawtonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawtonville Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
  • Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
  • Little Buckhead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Buckhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Buckhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Buckhead Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
  • Cullen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cullen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cullen Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Millen City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millen City Cemetery
    • The Millen City Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
    • The Millen City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Belcher Cemetery
    • Millen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136654 <5>
  • Big Horse Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Horse Creek Cemetery
    • The Big Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
    • 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]<3> to the west of Millen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973005 <5>
  • Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Millen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442359 <5>
  • Ellis Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Chapel Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
    • Pfeiffer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Braggs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Beech Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County

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]<3> of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.

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

  • Perkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Millen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Munnerlyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
  • Sardis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmalane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
    • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
  • Scarboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
  • Zeigler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Zeigler is located in Screven County
  • Hiltonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Millhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Millhaven is located in Screven County
  • Girard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Ford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <7>
  • Sylvania
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Waynesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Midville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Garfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Magruder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
      • Magruder is located in Burke County
    • Rosier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
      • Rosier is located in Burke County

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #343004 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: Perkins
    • County: Jenkins         Elev: 80
    • Location given for GNIS #343004 (Rocky Branch Cemetery)

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 Jenkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8815, Longitude: -81.8832       In this case, the coordinates for the Rocky Branch 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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