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:
38.1437, -91.1674
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 Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Steelville. Steelville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bourbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Record Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Record Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Record Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Boone Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Creek Cemetery
- Anthonie's Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery
- The Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery
- Sullivan Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Sullivan IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240463 <5>
- Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- IOOF Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Memorial Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Memorial Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Gerth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gerth Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerth Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Swan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bacon Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Bourbon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27409 <5>
- Lea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Avery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- West Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bourbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Caseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Leasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Miramiguoa Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Japan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Argo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Charmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Boone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Anaconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Benson Tourist City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Strain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Champion City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bourbon
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Steelville
- Sullivan
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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 #725433 (Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725433 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan
- Location given for Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1436589 Lon: -91.1673641
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Crawford, 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- 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. |