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A visit to the Rock Hill 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 Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Hill Cemetery (FG ID #62366)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hill Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Rock Hill Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Hill Cemetery

Lat:   31.7080°   (31° 42' 28")

Lon:   -89.6370°   (-89° 38' 13")

The cemetery is located in Covington County<3>.

As an estimate, the Rock Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Collins.

The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the southeast of the Rock Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rock Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cooley Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooley Springs Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Mt. Olive City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ora Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Blakley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
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    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Williamsburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Williamsburg General Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg General Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg General Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamsburg General Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Collins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Tom Sullivan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Sullivan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rock Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Arbo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
    • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arbo
    • From the Rock Hill Cemetery to Arbo
  • Mount Olive
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Collins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Coffee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Magee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <7>
  • Mize
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <7>
  • Seminary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <7>
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <7>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #710710  (Rock Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #710710 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lone Star
    • County: Covington         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #710710 (Rock Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #62366

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7080, Longitude: -89.6370    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.