A visit to the Rolston 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 Rolston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rolston Cemetery:
36.5965, -94.8741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rolston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rolston Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Jay. Jay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rolston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rolston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rolston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rolston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wallen Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Sixkiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sixkiller Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
- Buzzard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Cemetery
- Hiderbrand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hiderbrand Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiderbrand Cemetery
- Hilderbrand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hilderbrand Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilderbrand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hilderbrand Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Jay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980101 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Zena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zena Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena Cemetery
- Tauuneacie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tauuneacie Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tauuneacie Cemetery
- Olympus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Olympus Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sulphur Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sulphur Bend Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ketchum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ketchum.
- The Ketchum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willow Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154769 <5>
- Scraper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Scraper Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper Cemetery
- Yellow Tree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Yellow Tree Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Tree Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Fairland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fairland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rolston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rolston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bernice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Copeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Cleora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cleora is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Lake Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Disney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Eucha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Narcissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Eucha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kellyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- South West City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tiff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Wyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vinita
(15 miles [24.1 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 Rolston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rolston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Fairland
- Grove
- Jay
- Jay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rolston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Kellyville
- Ketchum
- South West City
- Vinita
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 websites either 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 Rolston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Rolston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097403 (Rolston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097403 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grove
- Location given for Rolston Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.596466 Lon: -94.8741233
- 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 Delaware, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rolston 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. |