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A visit to the Rock Springs Cemetery ...


The location of the Rock Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Springs 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 Springs Cemetery

Lat:   35.1621°   (35° 9' 43")

Lon:   -81.5476°   (-81° 32' 51")

The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the southwest of the Rock Springs Cemetery .

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 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 Rock Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rock Springs 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Earl
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Blacksburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Grover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
    • Patterson Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Sharon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Brittain Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
      • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • East Gaffney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
    • Gaffney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Village Square Townhouses
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square Townhouses have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square Townhouses
        • Village Square Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Shelby
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
        • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
      • White Plains
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
        • White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Light Oak
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
        • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Elizabeth City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
        • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Briarwood Townhouses
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood Townhouses have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
        • Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Boiling Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
        • Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Smyrna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Point
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
        • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Kings Mountain
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lattimore
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
        • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Stubbs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
        • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Mooresboro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
        • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people

    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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Paran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Paran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Paran Cemetery
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Youngs Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngs Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Youngs Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Grove Cemetery
    • Bridges Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Faith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Faith Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
    • Sarratt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarratt Cemetery
    • Ross Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Blacksburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blacksburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blacksburg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blacksburg Cemetery
    • Divine True Holiness Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Divine True Holiness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Divine True Holiness Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Divine True Holiness Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Adams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adams Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Adams Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Earl (NC).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247407 <8>
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cleveland County (NC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Christian Fellowship Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christian Fellowship Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Fellowship Cemetery
      • Sandpit Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandpit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandpit Cemetery
      • Ross Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Huskins Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Huskins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huskins Cemetery
      • Concord Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Little Memorial Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Galilee Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Cemetery
      • Dye Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dye Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
      • Goode Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goode Cemetery
      • Clingham Memorial Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clingham Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clingham Memorial Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clingham Memorial Cemetery
      • Etters Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etters Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1228635  (Rock Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1228635 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: Blacksburg North
      • County: Cherokee         Elev: 237
      • Location given for GNIS #1228635 (Rock Springs Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1621, Longitude: -81.5476       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Springs 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.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>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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