A visit to the Red 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 Red Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Rock Cemetery:
35.5384, -98.8784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.
The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies just to the west northwest of the Red Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Arapaho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arapaho Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- John Old Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cedar Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cedar Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Schultz Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Cemetery
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- Bergthal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bergthal Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergthal Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Krimmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Krimmer Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krimmer Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Parkersburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Parkersburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Missouri Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Missouri Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Red Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arapaho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Custer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weatherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bessie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hydro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Cordell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Cordell is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
- New Cordell has also been known as:
- Cordell
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
- Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Burns Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canute
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Red Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arapaho
- Bessie
- Bridgeport
- Burns Flat
- Butler
- Canute
- Clinton
- Colony
- Custer City
- Dill City
- Eakly
- Fay
- Fay lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Red Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Foss lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Red Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
- Hinton
- Oakwood
- Putnam
- Rocky
- Rocky lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Red Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
- Thomas
- Weatherford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Red Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Custer 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 Red Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747201 (Red Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747201 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: Custer
- Est. Elev: 506 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinton
- Location given for Red Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5383841 Lon: -98.8784151
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, 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- Red 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |