A visit to the Hanging 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 Hanging Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanging Rock Cemetery:
38.5642, -82.7135
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hanging Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies just to the southeast of the Hanging Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hanging Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hanging Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hanging Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Rude Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rude Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- La Grange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The La Grange Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bumgarner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgarner Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Caroline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caroline Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Hecla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hecla Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla Cemetery
- Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tunnel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Hanging Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hanging Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hanging Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Raceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Ironton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Millseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Coal Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pedro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Haverhill Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kitts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Argillite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Powellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Cliffside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Franklin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
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 Hanging Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hanging Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Greenup
- Ironton
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hanging Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Hanging Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1075995 (Hanging Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075995 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ironton
- Location given for Hanging Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5642467 Lon: -82.7134973
- 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 Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Hanging 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. |