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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   34.7090°   (34° 42' 32")

Lon:   -99.5815°   (-99° 34' 53")

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

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Altus. Altus lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Rock Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Duke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duke Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Guffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Ladessa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladessa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ladessa Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Victory Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Victory Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Langford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Langford Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Gould Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gould Cemetery is located in Harmon County
  • White Flat Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Flat Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Wildcat Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildcat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildcat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wildcat Cemetery is located in Greer County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Harmon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Aaron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aaron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aaron Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Martha Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martha Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Frazier Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Blair Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Hester Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Greer County
    • Restlawn Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Jackson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • East Duke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Duke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Victory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Gould
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Harmon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <5>
  • Martha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mangum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Olustee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Greer County
  • Blair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <5>
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
    • Louis is located in Harmon County
  • Altus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <5>
  • Eldorado
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hollis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Elmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <5>
    • Friendship
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Granite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <5>
    • Vinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Arnett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Harmon County

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 Jackson 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) 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 East Northeast (ENE) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Duke
    • Duke lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Duke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Elmer
  • Gould
    • Gould lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Granite
  • Hollis
  • Mangum
    • Mangum lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mangum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Martha
  • Olustee
  • Willow

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 helpful 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:

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 #1097272  (Rock Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1097272 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Duke
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 447
    • Location given for GNIS #1097272 (Rock Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 Jackson, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7090, Longitude: -99.5815       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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