A visit to the Rock Spring 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 Rock Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Spring Cemetery:
39.9273, -81.8071
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Muskingum County<2>.
The county seat for Muskingum County is located in Zanesville. Zanesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Rock Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rock Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rich Hill Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Cemetery
- Monroe Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Monroe Family Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Family Cemetery
- Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Norwich.
- The Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Norwich United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
- The Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reeve Cemetery
- McNaughton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McNaughton Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton Cemetery
- Norwich Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Norwich Methodist Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Norwich.
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996013 <5>
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- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- New Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Concord Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord Cemetery
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bunting Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bunting Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Philo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Philo Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Blue Rock Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Rix Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wortley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Bluebell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Meadow Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Abledell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Zanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Zanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Cannelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
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 Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskingum County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Cumberland
- New Concord
- Zanesville
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 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 Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Muskingum 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 Rock Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964190 (Rock Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964190 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: Muskingum
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norwich
- Location given for Rock Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9272935 Lon: -81.8070753
- 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 Muskingum, 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- Rock Spring 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. |