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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:

39.4072, -99.9938

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 Graham County<2>.

The county seat for Graham County is located in Hill City. Hill City lies just to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 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.

  • Penokee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Penokee Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • South Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The South Star Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Star Cemetery
  • Morland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morland Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland Cemetery
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
  • Hill City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Cemetery
  • Studley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Studley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley Cemetery
  • Lenora South Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lenora South Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora South Cemetery
  • Leland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Leland Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
  • Lucerne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lucerne Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lenora East Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lenora East Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora East Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Bow Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bow Creek Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Creek Cemetery
    • Fagan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Modell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Modell Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modell Cemetery
    • Bethel Christian Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Bogue.
      • The Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wild Horse Cemetery
      • Wild Horse Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94081 <5>
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Penokee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Penokee is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
  • Morland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Studley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Studley is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
  • Smithfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Roscoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Lenora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Peter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Peter is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Bogue
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bogue is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bogue has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse
  • Edmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Nicodemus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Densmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Densmore is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
    • Damar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Jennings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennings is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Hoxie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
    • Palco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Palco is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Dellvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale

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 Graham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allison - Historic
  • Bogue
  • Collyer
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Hill City
  • Hoxie
  • Jennings
  • Lenora
  • Morland
  • Nicodemus
  • Oronoque
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Palco lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
    • Quinter
    • Roscoe
      • Roscoe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • WaKeeney

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 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 Graham 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 #472203  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472203 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: Graham
      • Est. Elev: 730 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hill City NW
      • Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4075044     Lon: -99.9940153
      • 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 Graham, 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 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>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.