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A visit to the Rock Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...

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

35.5587, -95.3675

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

The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.

The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Rock Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rock Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Oktaha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99067 <5>
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grayson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
  • Warner Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Agnew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Agnew Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew Cemetery
  • Oktaha Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Oktaha Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oktaha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oktaha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99152 <5>
  • Vandier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vandier Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandier Cemetery
  • McLain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Minegan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Minegan Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minegan Cemetery
  • Honey Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Honey Springs Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Springs Cemetery
  • Combs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brushy Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brushy Mtn. Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Mtn. Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • Foreman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Foreman Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
    • Woodall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodall Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall Cemetery
    • Howland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Howland Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
    • Popes Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Warner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rentiesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oktaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • River Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
  • Checotah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Duchess Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
  • Braggs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wainwright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Muskogee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Webbers Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sour John
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
    • Beland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Beland is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
    • Onapa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Onapa is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
      • Onapa has also been known as:
      • Bond
    • Gore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <6>
    • Bacone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
    • Texanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
    • Porum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Simms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Paradise Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Fort Gibson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Council Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wybark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
    • Taft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <6>
    • Boynton
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Muskogee 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 Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097348  (Rock Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097348 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: Muskogee
      • Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Keefton
      • Location given for Rock Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.5587095     Lon: -95.3674708
      • 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 Muskogee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Grove 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.