A visit to the Rockwell 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 Rockwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockwell Cemetery:
38.8923, -83.1021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Scioto County<2>.
The county seat for Scioto County is located in Portsmouth. Portsmouth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rockwell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rockwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Lute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Lauman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lauman Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauman Cemetery
- Rhymby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rhymby Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhymby Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Scioto County
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- Euton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Euton Cemetery is located in Scioto County
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- Garvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
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- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Up Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Up Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Scioto County
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- Early Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Scioto County
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- Otway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Otway Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway Cemetery
- Garvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Scioto Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scioto Burial Park is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Burial Park
- Old Lucasville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Howard #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard #2 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard #2 Cemetery
- Mt. Zion #3 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion #3 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion #3 Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
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- Bear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Otway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lombardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lucasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coopersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Youngs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Wetmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Rarden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sargents
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
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- West Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Rosemount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Shyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
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- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- South Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zahn's Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Rockwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scioto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rockwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Scioto 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 Rockwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045125 (Rockwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045125 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: Scioto
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakefield
- Location given for Rockwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8922952 Lon: -83.1021235
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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 Scioto, 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- Rockwell 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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