A visit to the Rock Hill 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 Rock Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Hill Cemetery:
34.5285, -80.7856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Rock Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rock Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mackey Walker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Walker Cemetery
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mobley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gunthorne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gunthorne Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunthorne Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Heath Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Mitford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fort Lawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Primus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caskey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kershaw
- Lancaster
- Ridgeway
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1250418 (Rock Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1250418 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancaster SE
- Location given for Rock Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5284809 Lon: -80.7856316
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, 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 Hill 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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