A visit to the Rockdale 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 Rockdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockdale Cemetery:
40.7823, -79.8859
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the north of the Rockdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rockdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Jefferson Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Old Brownsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Middlesex Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Cemetery
- Pape Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pape Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape Cemetery
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gruenwalt Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruenwalt Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- North Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <5>
- Butler Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Butler Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Memorial Park
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <5>
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler County Memorial Park
- Zions Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frazier Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Nixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Oak Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Glade Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Saxonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Great Belt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Herman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Meadowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Brownsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ribold
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Watters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Ekastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Greenwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- East Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Connoquenessing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Callery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Myoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Mars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Valencia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Culmerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Leasureville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Evans City
(9 miles [14.5 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 Rockdale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butler
- Evans City
- Mars
- Mars lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Rockdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mars.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
- Valencia
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rockdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Rockdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185304 (Rockdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185304 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Butler
- Location given for Rockdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7822871 Lon: -79.8858888
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, 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- Rockdale 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. |