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A visit to the Rockwood Rural Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Rockwood Rural Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockwood Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   43.0597°   (43° 3' 34")

Lon:   -74.5017°   (-74° 30' 6")

The Rockwood Rural Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.

The county seat for Fulton County is located in Johnstown. Johnstown lies just to the east southeast of the Rockwood Rural Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rockwood Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Christman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Fical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fical Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Ephratah Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephratah Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephratah Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ephratah Rural Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Dempster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dempster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dempster Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Dillaborough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillaborough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillaborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dillaborough Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Kecks Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kecks Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kecks Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kecks Center Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Micheal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Micheal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Micheal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Micheal Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Getman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Getman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Getman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Getman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Five Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Five Point Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Boshart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boshart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boshart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boshart Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Clemmons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clemmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clemmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clemmons Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chatsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chatsey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Clouse Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clouse Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Dillenback Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillenback Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillenback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillenback Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Sammons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sammons Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Colonial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colonial Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Johnstown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Dale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Dale Cemetery
      • The Fern Dale Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Dale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gloversville.
      • The Fern Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fern Dale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64526 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fulton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockwood Rural Cemetery.

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

  • Rockwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
  • Garoga
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Garoga is located in Fulton County
  • Ephratah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
    • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
  • Lassellsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
  • Sammonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
    • Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
  • Meco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
    • Meco is located in Fulton County
  • Johnstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gloversville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Middle Sprite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Sprite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
  • Saint Johnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
    • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <7>
  • Fonda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fonda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <7>
  • Berkshire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fort Plain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
      • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <7>
    • Nelliston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
      • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <7>
    • Palatine Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Randall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
    • Fultonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
      • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <7>
    • Progress
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
    • Crum Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Mindenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mindenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Canajoharie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
      • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <7>
    • Mayfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jackson Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
    • Arietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • Emmonsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton 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 Rockwood Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rockwood Rural Cemetery:

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 Rockwood Rural Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2543448  (Rockwood Rural Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2543448 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: Lassellsville
    • County: Fulton         Elev: 323
    • Location given for GNIS #2543448 (Rockwood Rural Cemetery)

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 New York's counties, including Fulton, 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 obstructions 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 Rockwood Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0597, Longitude: -74.5017       In this case, the coordinates for the Rockwood Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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