A visit to the Big Rock 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 Big Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Rock Cemetery:
39.0942, -82.6654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south southeast of the Big Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Big Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Landrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Exline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Exline Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline Cemetery
- Glassburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Glassburn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassburn Cemetery
- Coalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coalton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Sell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Limerick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Limerick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Cemetery
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Licks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Licks Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licks Cemetery
- Glenroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glenroy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy Cemetery
- The Glenroy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glen Roy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41075 <5>
- Byers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petrea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Wellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mount Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Ray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Richmond Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Rempel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
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 Big Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamden
- Jackson
- McArthur
- Wellston
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 Big Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Big Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964017 (Big Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964017 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jackson
- Location given for Big Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0942381 Lon: -82.6654438
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Rock 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. |