A visit to the Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Hill Cemetery:
40.7097, -94.2308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Ringgold County<2>.
The county seat for Ringgold County is located in Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr lies just to the north northwest of the Rose Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Marshalltown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Marshalltown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Caledonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Shaha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaha Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaha Cemetery
- Tedrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
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- Dead Man's Curve Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Diagonal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Diagonal Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Maloy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193998 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Ringgold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ringgold Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold Cemetery
- Bear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bear Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Ayr
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Delphos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Diagonal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Kellerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Redding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Tingley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaconsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Ellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Hatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
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- Shannon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Blockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Irena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Clearfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lamoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arispe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Athelstan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Rose Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ringgold County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Arispe
- Athelstan
- Blockton
- Clearfield
- Conway
- Diagonal
- Eagleville
- Ellston
- Grand River
- Grant City
- Kellerton
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Kent lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knowlton - Historic
- Lamoni
- Mount Ayr
- Redding
- Shannon City
- Tingley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Ringgold 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822828 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822828 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: Ringgold
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Ayr
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7097149 Lon: -94.2307875
- 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 Ringgold, 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' (or 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- Rose Hill 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. |