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A visit to the 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 Rock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Cemetery:

34.9726, -99.4304

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rock Cemetery is located in Greer County<2>.

The county seat for Greer County is located in Mangum. Mangum lies just to the south southwest of the Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Rock Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Granite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Granite Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Cemetery
  • Brinkman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
  • Quartz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Quartz Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willow Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Marie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Marie Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hester Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
  • Lone Wolf Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Wolf Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf Cemetery
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Retrop Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retrop Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • White Flat Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Flat Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Flat Cemetery
    • Blair Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Ladessa Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ladessa Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladessa Cemetery
    • Jester Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Jester Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Poarch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Poarch Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poarch Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Greer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • Martha Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Martha Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Cemetery
    • Port Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Granite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mangum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lugert ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
  • Lone Wolf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Bloomington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Blair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Reed is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Jester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
  • Carter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Martha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hobart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sentinel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Delhi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Duke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • East Duke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Victory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Victory is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Friendship
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altus
    • Altus lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Blair
    • Blair lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Carter
    • Carter lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Dill City
  • Duke
    • Duke lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Granite
  • Hobart
  • Lone Wolf
  • Mangum
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Rocky
      • Rocky lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rock Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
    • Roosevelt
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rock Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Willow

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Greer 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097273  (Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097273 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: Greer
      • Est. Elev: 498 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Granite
      • Location given for Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9725569     Lon: -99.4303644
      • 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 Greer, 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 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.