A visit to the Rock Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Valley Cemetery:
42.0078, -92.8455
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the northwest of the Rock Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rock Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <5>
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin Cemetery
- Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iowa River Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951271 <5>
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Soldier's Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School Cemetery
- Strand Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butlerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Murty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Murty Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murty Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Le Grand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Marshalltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Montour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Gilman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Garwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- State Center Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Melbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gladbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Gilman
- Gladbrook
- Le Grand
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Montour
- Tama
- Tama lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rock Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Toledo
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 professional and volunteer 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460748 (Rock Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460748 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Le Grand
- Location given for Rock Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0077666 Lon: -92.8454766
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Valley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |