A visit to the Red 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 Red Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Rock Cemetery:
41.4300, -93.1213
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the south of the Red Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Red Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruckman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ruckman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckman Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Mikesell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mikesell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesell Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Dunreath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunreath Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Schirey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Schirey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schirey Cemetery
- Gibbens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbens Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbens Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Otley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334644 <5>
- Wren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shire Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pendroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pendroy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- The Monroe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silent City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95492 <5>
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Monster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Monster Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monster Cemetery
- Coal Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coal Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Ridge Cemetery
- Coal Ridge Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hannold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannold Cemetery
- Gifford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cordova
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Otley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Pella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Reasnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Pershing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Harvey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Runnells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melcher - Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Indiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Metz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Killduff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
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 Red Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Knoxville
- Monroe
- Pella
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Red Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Red Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Red Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460559 (Red Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460559 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otley
- Location given for Red Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4299939 Lon: -93.1213144
- 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 Marion, 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- Red 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. |
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