A visit to the West 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 West Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Rock Cemetery:
45.7472, -93.0216
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Rock Cemetery is located in Pine County<2>.
The county seat for Pine County is located in Pine City. Pine City lies just to the north northeast of the West Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olin Free Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Royalton Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Danewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Danewood Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danewood Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Top Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pine City.
- The Hill Top Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259986 <5>
- Birchwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Birchwood Cemetery is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gee Family Cemetery is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Family Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Grasston Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grass Lake Cemetery is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Rush Point Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heinrich Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rush City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Braham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grasston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Henriette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henriette is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beroun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beroun is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
- Elm Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quamba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quamba is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Coin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Brook Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brook Park is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota Boys Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Mora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Hinckley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 West Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braham
- Cambridge
- Grantsburg
- Grasston
- Henriette
- Hinckley
- Isanti
- Mora
- Mora lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- North Branch
- Ogilvie
- Pine City
- Rush City
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 West Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Pine 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 West Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #654001 (West Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #654001 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: Pine
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rush Lake
- Location given for West Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.7471806 Lon: -93.0216014
- 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 Pine, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West 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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