A visit to the Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Ford Cemetery:
37.8085, -96.0520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Greenwood County<2>.
The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Rocky Ford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Ford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Rocky Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Toronto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Toronto Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto Cemetery
- Quincy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Watts Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Watts Haven Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watts Haven Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Virgil.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459609 <5>
- Caley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Caley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caley Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Virgil Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Virgil Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Homer Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Homer Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Creek Cemetery
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Coyville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coyville Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville Cemetery
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Trimmell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Trimmell Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimmell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rocky Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Neal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Coyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Virgil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Severy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Severy is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yates Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Fiat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Benedict Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Benedict
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Durand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Lamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reece
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
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 Rocky Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benedict
- Eureka
- Fall River
- New Albany
- Piedmont
- Reece
- Severy
- Toronto
- Virgil
- Yates Center
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 helpful 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 Rocky Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Greenwood 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 Rocky Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474657 (Rocky Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474657 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: Greenwood
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Neal
- Location given for Rocky Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8089228 Lon: -96.0519379
- 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 Greenwood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Ford 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. |