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A visit to the Rock Creek 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 Cemetery ...

The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Blaine Cemetery
    • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
  • Burnt Ridge Cemetery
    • The Burnt Ridge Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Ridge Cemetery
  • Cordelia Lutheran Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    • The Freeze Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Potlatch.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <3>
  • Garfield Cemetery
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Mendenhall Cemetery
      • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Pine Crest Cemetery
      • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Pitts Cemetery
      • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Spencer Cemetery
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Woodfell Cemetery
      • The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfell Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Cora
    • Cora is located in Latah County
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  • De Smet
    • De Smet is located in Benewah County
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  • Deary
  • Eden
    • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elberton
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Farmington
  • Freeze
    • Freeze is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Garfield
  • Grinnell
    • Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
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  • Harvard
  • Howell
    • Howell is located in Latah County
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  • Lenville
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
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  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Moscow
    • Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Latah County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Palouse
      • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <4>
    • Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
    • Potlatch
    • Princeton
    • Pullman
      • Pullman is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <4>
    • Troy
    • Viola

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Latah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Latah 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2014650  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2014650 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: Latah
      • Est. Elev: 885 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Potlatch

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Latah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- Rock Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.