A visit to the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran 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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
43.2352, -92.9227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Osage. Osage lies just to the east northeast of the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Oscar Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Orchard Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Cemetery
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Rock Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rock Falls Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls Cemetery
- Rock Grove Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Blakestad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Blakestad Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakestad Cemetery
- Grafton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
- Rudd Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rudd Twp. Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Twp. Cemetery
- St. Ansgar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Ansgar Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Nora Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rock Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Saint Ansgar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Plymouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Bolan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Little Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Toeterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Manly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mason City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Stacyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Roseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kensett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manly
- Manly lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Mason City
- Mitchell
- Mitchell lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mitchell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Nora Springs
- Osage
- Osage lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Rockford
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944943 (Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944943 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rudd
- Location given for Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2352479 Lon: -92.9226996
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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 Mitchell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran 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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