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. 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Hill Cemetery:
31.7080, -89.6370
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.
The Rock Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Collins.
The cemetery is located in Covington County<3>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the southeast of the Rock Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- 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)
- The Ora Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- 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)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Williamsburg General Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Tom Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
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)
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- 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)
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Prentiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rock Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #62366
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710710 (Rock Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710710 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Star
- Location given for Rock Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.707942 Lon: -89.6367379
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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), 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. |