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A visit to the Rock Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...

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

34.8409, -96.1381

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

The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.

The county seat for Hughes County is located in Holdenville. Holdenville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rock Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bohannon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon Cemetery
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
  • Hill Top Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ashland Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.
  • White Chimney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Chimney Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chimney Cemetery
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
  • Gerty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Gerty Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty Cemetery
  • Non Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Non Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Coal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Ward Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Ward Springs Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs Cemetery
  • Pine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Cemetery is located in Coal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Calvin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Calvin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Calvin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98088 <5>
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek Cemetery
    • Harpers Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harpers Valley Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Valley Cemetery
    • Arpelar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arpelar Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpelar Cemetery
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Stuart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Non
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
  • Gerty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gerty is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Calvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Haywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Citra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
  • Atwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wardville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <6>
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Savanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Chambers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
    • Lamar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Horntown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Pittsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Centrahoma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Spaulding
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Coalgate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Blanco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • McAlester
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Rock Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Hughes 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097337  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097337 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: Hughes
      • Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Non
      • Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.8409258     Lon: -96.138057
      • 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 Hughes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Creek 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.