A visit to the Rock Hill Church 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 Hill Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Hill Church Cemetery:
31.0916, -89.2934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Hill Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Hill Church Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Rock Hill Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Hill Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rock Hill Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Hill Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Granny Bounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Slade MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade MB Church Cemetery
- The Slade MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade Cemetery
- Slade Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62832 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Battson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battson Cemetery
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Epps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Fillingame Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fillingame Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillingame Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Entrekin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrekin Cemetery
- J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dixie Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Cemetery
- Talowah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Talowah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talowah Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Brooklyn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62074 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Rock Hill Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Hill Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McLaurin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Carnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Purvis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- West Hattiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wiggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Goodluck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Smith Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Poplarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 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 Hill Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Hill Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Hattiesburg
- Lumberton
- McHenry
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Poplarville
- Richton
- Wiggins
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 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704784 (Rock Hill Church (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704784 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: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Hill
- Location given for Rock Hill Church (historical):
- Lat: 31.0915705 Lon: -89.293394
- 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 Forrest, 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 Hill Church 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. |
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