A visit to the Rocky Ridge 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 Rocky Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
41.4103, -80.5140
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Giddings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Giddings Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- New Kinsman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Kinsman Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kinsman Cemetery
- Orangeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Orangeville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville Cemetery
- Reichard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reichard Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reichard Cemetery
- Fell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Cemetery is located
- The Hayes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burghill Cemetery
- Burghill - Hayes Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- East Gustavus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The East Gustavus Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gustavus Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Hartford Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shenango Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The North View Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View Cemetery
- Old Gustavus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Gustavus Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gustavus Cemetery
- West Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The West Street Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Street Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Superior ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shenango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Pymatuning South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turnersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Stanhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Gustavus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Leechs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kennard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Yankee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sharpsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Williamsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Westford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Wick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
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 Rocky Ridge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Jamestown
- Sharpsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199407 (Rocky Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199407 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville West
- Location given for Rocky Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4103321 Lon: -80.51396
- 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 Mercer, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Ridge 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. |
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