A visit to the Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Hill Cemetery:
33.7323, -88.8567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in West Point. West Point lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rocky Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rocky Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hatchet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatchet Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Old Montpelier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Palo Alto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palo Alto Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
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- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cousin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cousin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousin Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Soul Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Soul Chapel Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Abbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Una
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Pheba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoons Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Muldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mantee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Anchor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 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 Rocky Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland
- Houston
- Maben
- West Point
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 Rocky Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Rocky Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676792 (Rocky Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676792 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palo Alto
- Location given for Rocky Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7323395 Lon: -88.8567212
- 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 Clay, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |