A visit to the Rockdale 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 Rockdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockdale Cemetery:
42.2901, -73.3754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rockdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rockdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Marian Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Stockbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Austerlitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Austerlitz Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz Cemetery
- VanDeusen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The VanDeusen Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanDeusen Cemetery
- The VanDeusen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Deusen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226435 <6>
- Pelton Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cone Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flatbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <6>
- Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334122 <6>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <6>
- South Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Ann's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Church on the Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockdale Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Housatonic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Stockbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- West Stockbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Alford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Van Deusenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- South Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Austerlitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Great Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- North Egremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- East Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- Lenox Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
- Lenox Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
- Canaan Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Stevens Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Red Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyringham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
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 Rockdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canaan
- Great Barrington
- Lee
- Lee lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Rockdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lenox
- Stockbridge
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 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 Rockdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Berkshire 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 Rockdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598658 (Rockdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598658 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: Berkshire
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: State Line
- Location given for Rockdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2900874 Lon: -73.3753879
- 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 Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rockdale 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. |
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