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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:

37.0378, -96.5528

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 Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedar Vale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Vale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Patton Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
  • Ozro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Ozro Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozro Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Osage County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Rose Dale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Rose Dale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dale Cemetery
  • Grant Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grant Creek Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Creek Cemetery
    • The Grant Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Baumgarner Cemetery
    • Wauneta Cemetery
  • Foraker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Foraker Cemetery is located in Osage County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • De Bask Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The De Bask Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bask Cemetery
  • Dexter Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dexter Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
  • Maple City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Maple City Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Round Mound Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
    • Caneyville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Caneyville Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville Cemetery
    • Moore Prairie Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Moore Prairie Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Prairie Cemetery
    • Old Cloverdale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Old Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cloverdale Cemetery
    • District 1 Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The District 1 Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District 1 Cemetery
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
    • Denick Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Denick Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denick Cemetery
    • Gospel Ridge Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Gospel Ridge Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Ridge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Taussig
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Taussig is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
  • Cedar Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
    • Cedar
    • Cedarvale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <5>
  • Osro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
    • Osro has also been known as:
    • Osrow
    • Ozro Falls
    • Ozro
    • Ozrow
  • Hewins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
  • Frankfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Grainola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Layton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Layton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Hooser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooser is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
  • Wauneta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
  • Foraker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Maple City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple City is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gibbs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
    • Elgin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Elgin has also been known as:
      • New Elgin
    • Vinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
    • Rogers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Eaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Webb City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Shidler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 Cowley 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Cowley 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 #469098  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469098 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cedar Vale West
      • Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0375377     Lon: -96.5525145
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Cowley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Creek 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.