A visit to the Rocky Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
- Coxs Chapel Cemetery
- The Coxs Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Chapel Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cranberry Community Cemetery
- Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207025 <2>
- Elk Creek Cemetery
- The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Cemetery
- Fox Union Cemetery
- The Fox Union Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Union Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Howell Hill Community Cemetery
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill Community Cemetery
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greene Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Greene Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305100 <2>
- Matt Carson Cemetery
- The Matt Carson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt Carson Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New River Cemetery
- The New River Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Piney Creek Cemetery
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Potato Creek Cemetery
- The Potato Creek Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek Cemetery
- Prathers Creek Cemetery
- Robert Parsons Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Stamper Cemetery
- The Stamper Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper Cemetery
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
- Thomas Marion Cox 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 Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amelia
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
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- Brandon
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
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- Bridle Creek
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Crumpler
- Glendale Springs
- Grassy Creek
- Helton
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Lansing
- Laurel Springs
- McGrady
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mouth-of-Wilson
- Orion
- Orion is located in Ashe County
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- Piney Creek
- Rugby
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
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- Scottville
- Sparta
- Springfield ‑ Historic
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
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- Sturgills
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Topia
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Transou
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Wagoner
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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- Warrensville
- Weavers Ford
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
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- West Jefferson
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alleghany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Sparta
- West Jefferson
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Alleghany 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993614 (Rocky Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993614 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: Alleghany
- Est. Elev: 786 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mouth of Wilson
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |