A visit to the Rock Creek Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
The Rock Creek Church Cemetery is located in Keokuk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Altman Cemetery
- The Altman Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Ollie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94160 <3>
- Blue Point Cemetery
- The Blue Point Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point Cemetery
- Brater Cemetery
- The Brater Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Competine Cemetery
- The Competine Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Doggett Cemetery
- The Doggett Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- East Cemetery
- The East Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Forrest Cemetery
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Halferty Cemetery
- The Halferty Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Martinsburg Cemetery
- The Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ollie Brethren Cemetery
- Ollie Cemetery
- The Ollie Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Prairie Center Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Skinner - McConnell Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Trueblood Cemetery
- The Trueblood Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
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- Van Orsdall Cemetery
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]<2> of the Rock Creek Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
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- Agency
- Batavia
- Competine
- Competine is located in Wapello County
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- Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
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- Delta
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Fairfield
- Fremont
- Harper
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hayesville
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Hedrick
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Highland Center
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keota
- Linby
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
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- Maharishi Vedic City
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
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- Ollie
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Packwood
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Pekin
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
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- Perlee
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
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- Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Richland
- Rubio
- Rubio is located in Washington County
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- Sigourney
- Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
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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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Delta
- Fairfield
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Keota
- Martinsburg
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Sigourney
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 either 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460736 (Rock Creek Church and Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460736 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pekin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Keokuk, 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' (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- Rock Creek Church 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. |
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