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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. 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 Rockdale Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7823°   (40° 46' 56")

Lon:   -79.8859°   (-79° 53' 9")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Jefferson Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jefferson Center Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Old Brownsdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brownsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brownsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Brownsdale Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middlesex Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Pape Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pape Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pape Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pape Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Gruenwalt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruenwalt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruenwalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gruenwalt Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • B'nai Abraham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Abraham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • North Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Side Cemetery
      • The North Side Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Memorial Park is located in Butler County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
    • Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
  • Nixon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Nixon is located in Butler County
  • Oak Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Oak Hills is located in Butler County
  • Glade Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glade Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
    • Glade Mills is located in Butler County
  • Saxonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
    • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <7>
  • Great Belt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Belt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
    • Great Belt is located in Butler County
  • Herman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Herman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <7>
  • McCalmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCalmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
    • McCalmont is located in Butler County
  • Meadowood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
    • Meadowood is located in Butler County
  • Brownsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
    • Brownsdale is located in Butler County
  • Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ribold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ribold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
    • Ribold is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meridian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Butler County
    • Watters
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
      • Watters is located in Butler County
    • Ekastown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
      • Ekastown is located in Butler County
    • Greenwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
    • East Butler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butler
      • East Butler is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Butler <7>
    • Connoquenessing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connoquenessing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
      • Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Callery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callery
      • Callery is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callery <7>
    • Myoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
      • Myoma is located in Butler County
    • Mars
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
      • Mars is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars <7>
    • Dennys Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
      • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
    • Valencia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
      • Valencia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valencia <7>
    • Curtisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
    • Culmerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Culmerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
      • Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
    • Leasureville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
      • Leasureville is located in Butler County
    • 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.

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 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 Rockdale Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1185304 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: Butler
    • County: Butler         Elev: 371
    • Location given for GNIS #1185304 (Rockdale Cemetery)

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rockdale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7823, Longitude: -79.8859       In this case, the coordinates for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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