A visit to the Rock Bluff 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 Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Bluff Cemetery:
32.1249, -89.7167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Rock Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rock Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Miley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Cemetery
- Old Terry Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Terry Graveyard is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Terry Graveyard
- The Old Terry Graveyard has also been known as:
- Terry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63191 <5>
- Walters Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Steve Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Steve Hughes Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steve Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steve Hughes Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Raleigh.
- The Steve Hughes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Field Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Polkville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62116 <5>
- Old Polkville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Polkville Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Polkville Cemetery
- The Old Polkville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polkville Cemetery
- Old Stubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Stubbs Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stubbs Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haile Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Daniel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Puckett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Polkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Cooperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pelahatchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- D'Lo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mendenhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Sanatorium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Bezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Magee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Raworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 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 Rock Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Forest
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rock Bluff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rock Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694588 (Rock Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694588 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Oak
- Location given for Rock Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1248741 Lon: -89.7167404
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Smith, 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 Bluff 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. |