A visit to the Rock Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rock Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Creek Cemetery (FG ID #1983582).
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:
45.1585, -122.7148
The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Clackamas County<2>.
The county seat for Clackamas County is located in Oregon City. Oregon City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rock Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Creek Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rock Creek Cemetery ...
The Rock Creek Cemetery was:
Dedicated in 1852
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Zion Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gribble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marks Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- MacLaren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The MacLaren Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacLaren Cemetery
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aurora IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Irvin Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Colony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
- Aurora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barlow Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Molalla Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Needy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Macksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Angel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Donald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gervais
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Molalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilhoit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Clackamas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Barlow
- Canby
- Donald
- Gervais
- Hubbard
- Molalla
- Mount Angel
- Silverton
- Wilsonville
- Woodburn
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 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 Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clackamas 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1983582
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |