A visit to the Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Creek Cemetery:
41.7383, -92.8235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rock Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mormon Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mormon Grave is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- West Westfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Westfield Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Westfield Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Our Silent City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Grinnell.
- The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grinnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95027 <5>
- Old German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Saums Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saums Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saums Cemetery
- Rushville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rushville Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- Antle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antle Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antle Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Center Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakland Acres is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Kellogg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grinnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Killduff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killduff is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Gilman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sully
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Searsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Lambs Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Reasnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reasnor is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Haverhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Metz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Metz is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Taintor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Montour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Le Grand
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- State Center Junction
(18 miles [29 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 Rock Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Le Grand
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Montour
- Newton
- Searsboro
- Sully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460734 (Rock Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460734 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland Acres
- Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.738326 Lon: -92.8235255
- 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek 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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