A visit to the Rock 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Cemetery:
46.0694, -87.1836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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.<4>
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)
- The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Hillview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hillview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Dutch Mill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Dutch Mill Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mill Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Mathias Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathias Twp. Cemetery is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias Twp. Cemetery
- The Mathias Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trenary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1857 <5>
- Rapid River Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rapid River Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Garth Point Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Garth Point Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth Point Cemetery
- McLeod Grave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McLeod Grave is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Gwinn Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Garden of Rest Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 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)
- Trombly is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
- Trombly has also been known as:
- Trombley
- Lathrop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lathrop is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Saint Nicholas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McFarland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland has also been known as:
- McFarlands
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Osier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osier is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Brampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Watson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Cornell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Diffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diffin is located in Alger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Trenary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chaison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Rapid River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kipling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Lambert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garth is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Little Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Traunik
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlshend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carlshend is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Delta 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2351942 (Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2351942 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: Delta
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock
- Location given for Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.0694444 Lon: -87.1836111
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock 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. |