A visit to the Rockland 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 Rockland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockland Cemetery:
39.2815, -81.6198
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockland Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Rockland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Rockland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- The River Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- River Hill UMC Cemetery
- Riverhill Cemetery
- Riverhill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1372269 <5>
- Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Corner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Cemetery
- Edelen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edelen Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelen Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tracewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Neale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- McDougle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Lubeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lubeck Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck Cemetery
- Holliday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cook Cemetery
- Cook Family Cemetery
- Riverview - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318473 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dunham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham Cemetery
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 Rockland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Blennerhassett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Porterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Belpre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Parkersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Napier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Youba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Mineral Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Valley Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
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 Rockland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockland 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 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 Rockland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Rockland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045123 (Rockland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045123 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parkersburg
- Location given for Rockland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.281464 Lon: -81.6198492
- 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockland 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. |
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