A visit to the Rock of Ages 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 of Ages Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock of Ages Cemetery:
33.5423, -90.4743
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock of Ages Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rock of Ages Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock of Ages Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Rock of Ages Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock of Ages Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moorhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Moorhead Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Little Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
- Mt. Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Home Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls 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 of Ages Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock of Ages Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunflower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Moorhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Doddsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Roundaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Faisonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Itta Bena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schlater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Baird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shellmound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ruleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Fort Loring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Inverness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Heathman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sidon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Money
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Minter City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 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 of Ages Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock of Ages Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
- McNutt
- Ruleville
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 helpful 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 of Ages Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 of Ages Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690612 (Rock of Ages Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690612 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bear Gut Bayou
- Location given for Rock of Ages Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5423404 Lon: -90.4742536
- 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 Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 of Ages 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. |