A visit to the Rock Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rock Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #95977).
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 Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Prairie Cemetery:
42.5058, -91.4030
The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Manchester.
The cemetery is located in Delaware County<3>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the west southwest of the Rock Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rock Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baileys Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lillibridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lillibridge Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Thorpe Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coffin's Grove - Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portable Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milo Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Rock Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Delaware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Delhi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almoral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earlville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ryan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ehler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delhi
- Dyersville
- Earlville
- Greeley
- Hopkinton
- Lamont
- Manchester
- Strawberry Point
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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95977
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460742 (Rock Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460742 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thorpe
- Location given for Rock Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5060993 Lon: -91.4018109
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Prairie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |