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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:

38.8492, -95.4567

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 Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Twin Mounds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mounds Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93486 <5>
  • Washington Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Dodder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodder Cemetery
  • Colyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Colyer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyer Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Lawrence.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2561299 <5>
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Overbrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Cemetery
  • Appanoose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Appanoose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appanoose Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. John's Friedhof
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John's Friedhof is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Friedhof
      • The St. John's Friedhof has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Worden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
    • Stull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Kaub Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Kaub Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaub Cemetery
    • Flory Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Flory Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flory 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:

  • Globe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Globe is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Lone Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Overbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Worden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Worden is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Stull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stull is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
  • Kanwaka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
    • Kanwaka has also been known as:
    • Kanawha
    • Kannaka
    • Kanwaca
  • Centropolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Centropolis is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
  • Pleasant Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Watson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Watson is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Berryton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Big Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Big Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Mineral Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Carbondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Carbondale is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
    • Lawrence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lecompton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Grover is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Spencer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Norwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwood is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Vinland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Vinland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
    • Sibleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
    • Pauline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pauline is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
    • Cullen Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
    • Newman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Newman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Baldwin City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tecumseh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Medina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Medina is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina

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 Douglas 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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: