A visit to the Big Rock 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 Big Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Rock Cemetery:
41.7647, -90.8263
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Davenport. Davenport lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Big Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Big Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Homigrahusen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Homigrahusen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homigrahusen Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Alger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Inland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Inland Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Cemetery
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- Round Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buena Vista Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94683 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Kuebler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kuebler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuebler Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Kvindherred Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kvindherred Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kvindherred Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois Cemetery
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 Big Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- New Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Calamus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Bennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Sunbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Lowden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Donahue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Walcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Noel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Long Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lost Nation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Big Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennett
- Clarence
- De Witt
- Eldridge
- Long Grove
- Lost Nation
- Lowden
- Tipton
- Walcott
- Wheatland
- Wilton
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 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 Big Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Big Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454622 (Big Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454622 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheatland
- Location given for Big Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7647482 Lon: -90.8262575
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Scott, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Rock 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. |