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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 ...

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

40.4975, -91.1393

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the south of the Rock Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McKay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
  • Woodring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodring Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
  • Pilot Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
  • Moss Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Moss Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Ridge Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Old Carthage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Carthage Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carthage Cemetery
  • Byley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Byley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byley Cemetery
  • County Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
  • Little Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Little Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Family Cemetery
  • Thornber Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Thornber Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornber Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
  • Yetter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Webster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
    • Wright Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • McConnell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
    • Durham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
    • Spangler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
    • Pontoosuc Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pontoosuc Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc Cemetery
    • Tull Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elvaston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elvaston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaston Cemetery
    • Old Brick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Fountain Green Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vandruff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vandruff Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandruff Cemetery
    • Gittings Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Gittings Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Ferris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Burnside is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Adrian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Colusa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Powellton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Powellton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Elvaston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontoosuc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Fountain Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
  • Dallas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bentley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bentley is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • La Harpe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Disco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Disco is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Joetta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
    • Niota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Basco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lomax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lomax is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <6>
    • Galland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
    • Hamilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
    • Iowa Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
    • Fort Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nauvoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandusky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Keokuk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <6>
    • Blandinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Terre Haute
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Hancock 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 first visit 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: