A visit to the Red 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 Red Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Rock Cemetery:
44.8842, -93.0006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Red Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Red Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located in South Saint Paul.
- The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- General Lutheran Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Kirche Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Kirche Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Kirche Cemetery
- St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodbury UMC Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury UMC Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Emanuel Luthern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Emanuel Luthern Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Emanuel Luthern Cemetery
- The Old Emanuel Luthern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Grey Cloud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grey Cloud Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cloud Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Guardian Angels Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery
- Cottage Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottage Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Cemetery
- United Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mendota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83141 <5>
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Pine Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Bend Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie Cemetery
- St. Paul's Priory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Saint Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Saint Paul Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunfish Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Landfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Inver Grove Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mendota Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nininger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Lake Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Nicols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Coates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Saint Marys Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Willernie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Red Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Nininger
- North Saint Paul
- Rosemount
- Roseville
- Saint Paul Park
- Saint Paul
- South Saint Paul
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 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 Red Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Red Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2097741 (Red Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2097741 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul East
- Location given for Red Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8841667 Lon: -93.0005556
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red 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. |
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