A visit to the Rock Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rock Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #31188).
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 Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Prairie Cemetery:
37.1865, -93.6252
The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rock Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Prairie Cemetery.
Name Variations for Rock Prairie Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Rock Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Wann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchcock Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruckman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garoutte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garoutte Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoutte Cemetery
- Misemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Chapel Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brashers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Squib Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Squib Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squib Cemetery
- Lumbleys Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wade Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Chapel Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill 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 Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halltown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bois D'Arc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heatonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Everton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Miller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clever
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hoberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Battlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Round Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- South Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Grove
- Aurora
- Aurora lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rock Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aurora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Billings
- Everton
- Marionville
- Mount Vernon
- Verona
- Verona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rock Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Verona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Walnut Grove
- Willard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rock Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #31188
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725467 (Rock Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725467 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halltown
- Location given for Rock Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.186163 Lon: -93.6254784
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Prairie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |