A visit to the Rockwell 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 Rockwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockwell Cemetery:
35.5365, -80.9209
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Iredell County<2>.
The county seat for Iredell County is located in Statesville. Statesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Rockwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rockwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47277 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denver Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Keever Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Keever Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keever Cemetery
- Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowes Cemetery
- Lowesville Cemetery
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Amity Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Forney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney Cemetery
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rural Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill Cemetery
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashion & Moore Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayhew
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- River View ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Cornelius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Mourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Terrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Davidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrills Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Killian Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Lowesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Machpelah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Long Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Mazeppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Ostwalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Lucia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Troutman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
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 Rockwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iredell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rockwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Iredell 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 Rockwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993552 (Rockwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993552 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: Iredell
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Norman North
- Location given for Rockwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5365243 Lon: -80.9209083
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Iredell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwell 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. |