A visit to the Rockville 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 Rockville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockville Cemetery:
38.4466, -94.6646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockville Cemetery is located in Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Paola. Paola lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rockville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rockville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miami Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Miami Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Merwin (MO).
- The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amsterdam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32222 <5>
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ninety Six Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Walley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walley Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Frank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- Block Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93223 <5>
- Debrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Debrick Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debrick Cemetery
- Fontana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forbes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Burdett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Burdett Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Herman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Herman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
- Wilson - Raymer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cashman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cashman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashman 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 Rockville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Merwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Linn Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Cygne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Block
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Burdett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Main City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Fontana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Boicourt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <6>
- Amoret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- West Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Cadmus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Freeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osawatomie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Archie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Adrian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Rockville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Archie
- Drexel
- La Cygne
- Merwin
- Osawatomie
- Paola
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 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 Rockville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Miami 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 Rockville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477648 (Rockville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477648 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Lancaster
- Location given for Rockville Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4464055 Lon: -94.6641232
- 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 Miami, 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' (or 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- Rockville 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. |