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:
36.6062, -84.3188
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 McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Angel / Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Angel / Wright Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel / Wright Cemetery
- The Angel / Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wright Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20627 <5>
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Trammel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trammel Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Trammel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trammel Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel Cemetery
- Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cal Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #450202 <5>
- Ryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trammel Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine Knot.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976467 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adkins Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Oneida (TN).
- The Adkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sterling Adkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268510 <5>
- Baird Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baird Creek Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Creek 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 Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ayers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Strunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Isham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Pine Knot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Revelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stanfill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Jellico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Stearns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Saxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Whitley City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Smith Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- West Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Foster Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
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 McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jellico
- Oneida
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 #515025 (Rock Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515025 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ketchen
- Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6061917 Lon: -84.3188241
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including McCreary, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |
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