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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:

35.3681, -96.2595

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 Okfuskee County<2>.

The county seat for Okfuskee County is located in Okemah. Okemah lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wind Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery
  • High Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Okemah and Wetumka.  The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Wetumka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99522 <5>
  • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
  • Clearview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clearview Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
  • French Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The French Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Okemah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98641 <5>
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
  • Bearden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Salt Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Holahta Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holahta Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holahta Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weleetka.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crestwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221943 <5>
    • Prairie Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Likowski Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Likowski Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likowski Cemetery
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
    • Castle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Castle Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
    • Wetumka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
    • Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Okemah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bearden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Weleetka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pharoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
  • Wetumka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Cromwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ixl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Mason
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Dustin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dustin is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Yeager
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yeager is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Okfuskee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Boley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <7>
    • Henryetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Spelter City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Dewar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wewoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Horntown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Schulter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Paden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton

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 Okfuskee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boley
    • Boley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Castle
  • Clearview
  • Coalton
  • Dewar
    • Dewar lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dewar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
  • Dustin
    • Dustin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dustin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Henryetta
  • Okemah
    • Okemah lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Okemah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okemah
  • Paden
    • Paden lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rock Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
  • Weleetka
  • Wetumka
  • Wewoka

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 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 Okfuskee 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 #1097338  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097338 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: Okfuskee
      • Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Okemah SE
      • Location given for Rock Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.3681436     Lon: -96.2594503
      • 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 Okfuskee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.