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The location of the Rock Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Cemetery

Lat:   46.0694°   (46° 4' 9")

Lon:   -87.1836°   (-87° 11' 0")

The Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County<2>.

The county seat for Delta County is located in Escanaba. Escanaba lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rock Cemetery .

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Delta County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rock
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Trombly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
      • Trombly is located in Delta County
      • Trombly has also been known as:
      • Trombley
    • Lathrop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in Delta County
    • Saint Nicholas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
    • Beaver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Delta County
    • McFarland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
    • Perkins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Delta County
    • Brampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
      • Brampton is located in Delta County
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
    • Cornell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <4>
    • Maplewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Delta County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Diffin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
        • Diffin is located in Alger County
      • Chandler
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
        • Chandler is located in Delta County
      • Trenary
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenary
        • Trenary is located in Alger County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenary <4>
      • Chaison
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
        • Chaison is located in Delta County
      • Rapid River
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Arnold
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
        • Arnold is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
      • Kipling
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
        • Kipling is located in Delta County
      • Flat Rock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
        • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
      • Lambert
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
        • Lambert is located in Delta County
      • Gladstone
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garth
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
        • Garth is located in Delta County
      • Little Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
        • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <4>
      • Traunik
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
        • Traunik is located in Alger County
        • Former names for Traunik:
        • Buckeye Landing
        • Buckeye Spur
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <4>
      • Carlshend
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlshend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
        • Carlshend is located in Marquette County

    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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Delta County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Rock Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lathrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lathrop Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Hillview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Mill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dutch Mill Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Mill Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mathias Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mathias Twp. Cemetery is located in Alger County
      • The Mathias Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trenary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathias Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1857 <6>
    • Rapid River Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rapid River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rapid River Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rapid River Cemetery
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Fernwood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
    • Garth Point Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garth Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garth Point Cemetery is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garth Point Cemetery
    • McLeod Grave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeod Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLeod Grave is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeod Grave
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Limestone Twp. Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Gwinn Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
      • Riverview Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Flat Rock Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
      • West Branch Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Garden of Rest Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garden of Rest Cemetery is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Rest Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2351942  (Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2351942 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rock
      • County: Delta         Elev: 294
      • Location given for GNIS #2351942 (Rock Cemetery)

    The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    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 Michigan's counties, including Delta, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0694, Longitude: -87.1836       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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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