A visit to the Rocky Mount 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 Mount Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Mount Cemetery:
35.7949, -81.3523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Lenoir. Lenoir lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rocky Mount Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Mount Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rocky Mount Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Mount Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hickory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144904 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Brookford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brookford Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Taylorsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196239 <5>
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Rocky Mount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Mount Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Concord ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- North Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Rhodhiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Saint Stephens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Granite Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hildebran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Fairbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Icard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Brook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Taylorsville Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
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 Mount Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Mount Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granite Falls
- Hickory
- Hudson
- Rhodhiss
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rocky Mount Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 Mount Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993603 (Rocky Mount Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993603 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethlehem
- Location given for Rocky Mount Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7948541 Lon: -81.3523097
- 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 Caldwell, 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- Rocky Mount 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. |