A visit to the Rock Creek Cemetery ...

The location of the Rock Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   42.6586°   (42° 39' 30")

Lon:   -119.2008°   (-119° 12' 2")

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

The county seat for Harney County is located in Burns. Burns lies 64 miles [103 km]<3> to the north of the Rock Creek Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rock Creek Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Harney County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cemeteries of Harney County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Oregon
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Oregon
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cemeteries of Harney
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Rock Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 2 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.

• Blitzen ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitzen
  • Blitzen is located in Harney County
• Frenchglen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchglen
  • Frenchglen is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchglen <4>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 #1166939  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1166939 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blitzen NW
  • County: Harney         Elev: 1396
  • Location given for GNIS #1166939 (Rock Creek Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harney County: www.co.harney.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 Oregon's counties, including Harney, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6586, Longitude: -119.2008       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.