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A visit to the Rock Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Rock Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Creek Cemetery

Lat:   40.2420°   (40° 14' 31")

Lon:   -89.0659°   (-89° 3' 57")

The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in De Witt County<2>.

The county seat for De Witt County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the southeast of the Rock Creek Cemetery .

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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to De Witt County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rock Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Waynesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wapella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapella
      • Wapella is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapella <4>
    • Hallsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
    • Heyworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
      • Heyworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
    • Midland City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
    • McLean
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • McLean is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <4>
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
    • Beason
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason
      • Beason is located in Logan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beason <4>
    • Kenney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <4>
    • Rowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
    • Birkbeck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birkbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Shirley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
        • Shirley is located in McLean County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
      • Lawndale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
        • Lawndale is located in Logan County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <4>
      • Lane
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestnut
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Downs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
        • Downs is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <4>
      • Gillum
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
        • Gillum is located in McLean County
      • Armington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maroa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • De Witt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
        • De Witt is located in De Witt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Stanford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
        • Stanford is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
      • Evans
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
        • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Lincoln
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestervale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
        • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Bloomington
        (16 miles [25.7 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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in De Witt County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fairview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Halsey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halsey Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Cemetery
    • Fremont Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fremont Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Cemetery
    • Big Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Grove Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Grove Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Crum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crum Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • St. Particks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Particks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Particks Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Particks Cemetery
    • Long Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Point Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Point Cemetery
    • Roach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roach Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
    • McClimans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClimans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClimans Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClimans Cemetery
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Sugar Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • Brock Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brock Cemetery is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Jolly Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
      • Perry Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perry Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Weaver Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weaver Cemetery is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Oak Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
      • Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memorial Park is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in De Witt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Heyworth Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heyworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heyworth Cemetery is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heyworth Cemetery

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

    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 #416807  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #416807 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Waynesville East
      • County: De Witt         Elev: 226
      • Location given for GNIS #416807 (Rock Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for De Witt County: www.dewittcountyill.com/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Illinois' counties, including De Witt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2420, Longitude: -89.0659       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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