A visit to the Rosehill 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 Rosehill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rosehill Cemetery (FG ID #95999).
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 Rosehill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rosehill Cemetery:
41.7930, -90.2518
The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Camanche.
The cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the northeast of the Rosehill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rosehill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Rosehill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rosehill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rosehill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. St. Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shaffton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Minta Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minta Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cousin - Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowers - Dannatt - Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garden Plain Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain Cemetery
- Dierks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elvira Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elvira Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira Cemetery
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Rosehill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rosehill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camanche
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Albany
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Moor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folletts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Tenmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk River Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
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 Rosehill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rosehill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- Clinton
- Erie
- Erie lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Rosehill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fulton
- Hillsdale
- Low Moor
- Port Byron
- Thomson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rosehill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Rosehill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95999
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #465150 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #465150 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camanche
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7928083 Lon: -90.252073
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clinton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosehill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |