A visit to the Rockport 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 Rockport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockport Cemetery:
39.5428, -91.0110
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockport Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Rockport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rockport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bald Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bald Bluff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Bluff Cemetery
- Moomey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moomey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wallace Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shinn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn Cemetery
- Taylor - Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster - Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Morey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ifner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ifner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ifner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atlas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Summer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- El Dara
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Louisiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Ashburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baylis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Tarrants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Time
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Frankford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 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 Rockport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Baylis
- Bowling Green
- Clarksville
- Frankford
- Hull
- Hull lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rockport Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Louisiana
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rockport Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- New Canton
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
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 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 Rockport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Rockport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1852491 (Rockport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852491 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Rockport Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5428244 Lon: -91.010968
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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 from Point A (ie- Rockport 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. |