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A visit to the Rock Church Cemetery ...


The location of the Rock Church Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Church Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.5973°   (36° 35' 50")

Lon:   -99.4212°   (-99° 25' 16")

The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Harper County<2>.

The county seat for Harper County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rock Church Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Harper County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rock Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rock Church Cemetery.

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

    • Fort Supply
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Haskew ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
      • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Selman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
      • Selman is located in Harper County
    • Mooreland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Harper County
    • Curtis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • May
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
    • Fargo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Freedom
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
        • Freedom is located in Woods County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
      • Buffalo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sharon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Quinlan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
        • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
      • Gage
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
        • Gage is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <4>
      • Laverne
        (27 miles [43.5 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 Rock Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harper County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Buffalo
    • Charleston - Historic
    • Curtis
    • Fargo
      • Fargo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fargo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Freedom
    • Gage
      • Gage lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gage.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Haskew - Historic
      • Haskew lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Laverne
    • May
      • May lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for May.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Mutual
        • Mutual lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mutual.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
      • Quinlan
      • Selman
        • Selman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selman.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
      • Sharon
      • Woodward

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Rock Church Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Fern Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fern Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Cemetery
    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery is located in Woodward County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Fort Supply.
      • The Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Western State Hospital Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Supply Hospital Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201092 <8>
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kibby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kibby Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibby Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Haskew Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mooreland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Sunset Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
      • Spring Valley Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
      • Gnadenfield Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Goldenrod Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
      • High Point Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • The High Point Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the High Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Buffalo.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98635 <8>
      • Gyp Valley Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gyp Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gyp Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gyp Valley Cemetery
      • Braunch Memorial Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braunch Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Braunch Memorial Park is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braunch Memorial Park
      • Vonton Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Highland Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

    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 Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097274  (Rock Church Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1097274 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: Sleeping Bear Creek SW
      • County: Harper         Elev: 647
      • Location given for GNIS #1097274 (Rock Church 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 Harper, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5973, Longitude: -99.4212       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <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.
    <7>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.
    <8>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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