A visit to the Rocky Fork 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 Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Fork Cemetery:
34.7351, -83.2004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Fork Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies just to the east northeast of the Rocky Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Fork 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 Rocky Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rider Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rider Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Mtn. Cemetery
- Brasstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- New Promised Land Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Toxoway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Toxoway Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxoway Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Laurel Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Toccoa (GA).
- The Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70927 <5>
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Knoll Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Coneross Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coneross Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneross Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Coneross Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coneross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69806 <5>
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Longcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walhalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tugaloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tallulah Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lakemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Toccoa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toccoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Wiley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tamassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Seneca
- Walhalla
- Westminster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rocky Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244821 (Rocky Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244821 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Springs
- Location given for Rocky Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7350945 Lon: -83.2004355
- 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 Oconee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Fork 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. |