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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Roca Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Roca Cemetery (FG ID #1966934)

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 Roca Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roca Cemetery

Lat:   40.6581°   (40° 39' 29")

Lon:   -96.6497°   (-96° 38' 58")

The Roca Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Roca Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Roca Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Lancaster County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roca Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roca Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Roca
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <5>
    • Hickman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Martell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sprague
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Cheney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Pine Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
    • College View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
    • Bennet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Firth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <5>
    • Panama
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Hallam
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cortland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
        • Cortland is located in Gage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <5>
      • Walton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
      • Denton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kramer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Gaslight Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • Belmont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
        • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
      • West Lincoln
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
        • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Palmyra
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
        • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>
      • Havelock
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
        • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
      • Berks
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
        • Berks is located in Lancaster 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 Roca Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roca Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Roca Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roca Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hickman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saltillo - Simmons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stagecoach Lake Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Stagecoach Lake Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353397 <1>
    • Stockfeldt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swiggart Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Holland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100779 <1>
    • Cheney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Lancaster County
      • The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100904 <1>
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buhrmann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Dietz Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bennet Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • College View Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Nebraska State Penitentiary Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Yankee Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yankee Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lincoln.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101648 <1>
      • Highland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Crete.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100762 <1>
      • John Sothan Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Sothan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The John Sothan Family Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Sothan Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370923 <1>
      • Hallam Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Panama Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

    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 Roca Cemetery:

    The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lancaster, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roca Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6581, Longitude: -96.6497    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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