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A visit to the Rock Creek Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rock Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Creek Cemetery (FG ID #101228)

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 Rock Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.3366°   (41° 20' 11")

Lon:   -98.3249°   (-98° 19' 29")

The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Saint Paul. Saint Paul lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rock Creek Cemetery .

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 Rock Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Howard 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 Rock Creek Cemetery 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 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Cushing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Wolbach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
    • Elba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Archer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Worms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Belgrade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotesfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Farwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Libory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cedar Rapids
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
        • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <4>
      • Dannebrog
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
        • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <4>
      • Hord
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
      • Fullerton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Greeley Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
        • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Greeley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dannevirke
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
        • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
      • Nysted
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
        • Nysted is located in Howard County
      • Primrose
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
        • Primrose is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <4>
      • Scotia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Central City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Horace ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
        • Horace is located in Greeley 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 Rock Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek 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 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolbach Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolbach Cemetery is located in Greeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolbach Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • South Logan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Logan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Hamm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hamm Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamm Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Elba and Cushing.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Cushing.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100917 <1>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Summit Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairdale / Scott Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Howard County
        • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Paul Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553329 <1>
      • Morning Star Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Morning Star Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Nance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307466 <1>
      • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Redwing Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elba Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • German Methodist Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • O'Connor Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Enfield Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Enfield Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enfield Cemetery

    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 Rock Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832644  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832644 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: Cushing
      • County: Howard         Elev: 590
      • Location given for GNIS #832644 (Rock Creek Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101228

    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 Howard, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3366, Longitude: -98.3249    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Elba and Cushing. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <8>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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