A visit to the Rocky Fork 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 Rocky Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Fork Cemetery:
40.1512, -82.3085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Fork Cemetery is located in Licking County<2>.
The county seat for Licking County is located in Newark. Newark lies just to the southwest of the Rocky Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rocky Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miles Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miles Chapel Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Chapel Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Souslin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Souslin Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souslin Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Eden Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Church Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perryton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Perryton Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Varner Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner Cemetery
- The Varner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341391 <5>
- Fallsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fallsburg Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Newark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44126 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newark Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Newark Memorial Gardens is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Newark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #425325 <5>
- Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bell Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Bell Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bell Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314365 <5>
- Coad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coad Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coad Cemetery
- Marple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Fork Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Dove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dove Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bladensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981874 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rocky Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilkins Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Reform
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Ben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Vanatta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Saint Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Blanchard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanchard is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Blanchard has also been known as:
- Blanchard Settlement
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Frazeysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Rocky Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Licking County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Fork 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 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 Rocky Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Licking 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 Rocky Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954801 (Rocky Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954801 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: Licking
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickman
- Location given for Rocky Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1511778 Lon: -82.3084833
- 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 Licking, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Fork 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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