A visit to the Rock Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Hill Cemetery:
42.0623, -71.2570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rock Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Hill 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 Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <6>
- Shepardville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Walpole.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91000 <6>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91613 <6>
- Guild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Guild Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild Cemetery
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Gerould Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerould Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerould Cemetery
- The Gerould Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Plain Cemetery
- South Burial Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- Tisdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moose Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Walpole.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2416869 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foxborough
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- East Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Sheldonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Attleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Acorn Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Attleboro Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- North Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- East Walpole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Attleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Chartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Easton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Millis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Medway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Canton
- Foxborough
- Franklin
- Mansfield
- Medway
- North Attleboro
- Sharon
- Walpole
- Wrentham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599475 (Rock Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599475 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: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wrentham
- Location given for Rock Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0623211 Lon: -71.2569978
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Hill 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | 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. |