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A visit to the Rockfish Memorial Park ...


The location of the Rockfish Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Rockfish Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockfish Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockfish Memorial Park

Lat:   34.9710°   (34° 58' 15")

Lon:   -78.9111°   (-78° 54' 39")

The Rockfish Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the north northeast of the Rockfish Memorial Park .

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 Rockfish Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rockfish Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockfish Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockfish Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Ardulusa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
      • Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
    • Hope Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
      • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <4>
    • Cumberland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
    • Williams Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Fayetteville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Judson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Cumberland County
    • Parkton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
      • Parkton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <4>
    • Vander
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
      • Vander is located in Cumberland County
    • Bonnie Doone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Doone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
      • Bonnie Doone is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie Doone <4>
    • Holly Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Rockfish
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
        • Rockfish is located in Hoke County
      • Shaw
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
        • Shaw has also been known as:
        • Shaw Heights
      • Lumber Bridge
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
        • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • North Point Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
        • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Rex
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
        • Rex is located in Robeson County
      • Saint Pauls
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eastover
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
        • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
        • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
      • Fort Bragg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stedman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
        • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
      • Jerome
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
        • Jerome is located in Bladen County

    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 Rockfish Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockfish Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rockfish Memorial Park.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockfish Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Adcox Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adcox Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adcox Cemetery
    • Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Union MB Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Holt Morgan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hair Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hair Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Hair Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hair Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <6>
    • Parnell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parnell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnell Cemetery
    • Cross Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Creek Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Nicholson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
    • McMillan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Northside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wood Cemetery is located in Hoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Woods Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Woods Cemetery is located in Hoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Lafayette Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Lafayette Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
        • The Lafayette Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Lafayette Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47860 <6>
      • Tyson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyson Cemetery
      • County Line Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The County Line Cemetery is located in Bladen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
      • Willis Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willis Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Creek Cemetery
      • Sandy Grove UMC Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • McKinnon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Robeson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnon Cemetery
      • Cogdell Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cogdell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogdell Cemetery
      • Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Rockfish Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1026200  (Rockfish Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #1026200 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: Hope Mills
      • County: Cumberland         Elev: 53
      • Location given for GNIS #1026200 (Rockfish Memorial Park)

    The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 North Carolina's counties, including Cumberland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rockfish Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9710, Longitude: -78.9111       In this case, the coordinates for the Rockfish Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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