A visit to the Rock Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Valley Cemetery:
42.8992, -83.2419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Lapeer County<2>.
The county seat for Lapeer County is located in Lapeer. Lapeer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Rock Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rock Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Oxford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Cemetery
- Whigville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whigville Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville Cemetery
- Metamora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Metamora Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora Cemetery
- Thornville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thornville Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville Cemetery
- Dryden Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Schuneman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Schuneman Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuneman Cemetery
- Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Oakwood - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Oxford Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oxford Twp. Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Twp. Cemetery
- The Oxford Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- South Dryden Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hunters Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- South Attica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The South Attica Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Attica Cemetery
- South Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The South Hadley Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lake Orion.
- Lakeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeville Cemetery is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lakeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #909 <5>
- North Dryden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Dryden Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dryden Cemetery
- Roscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thomas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Metamora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Dryden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <6>
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lake Orion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
- Campbells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
- Perry Lake Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rudds Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
- Miami ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miami is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Decker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Kline ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline has also been known as:
- Kline Settlement
- Almont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Imlay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gingellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gingellville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingellville
- Gingellville has also been known as:
- Gingeville
- Goodison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodison is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
- Thorington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorington is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
- Thorington has also been known as:
- Thorington Settlement
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lapeer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almont
- Imlay City
- Lake Orion
- Lapeer
- Metamora
- Ortonville
- Oxford
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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Lapeer 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #636087 (Rock Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636087 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: Lapeer
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornville
- Location given for Rock Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8991959 Lon: -83.241885
- 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 Lapeer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Valley 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. |