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A visit to the Rocky River 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 Rocky River Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky River 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 Rocky River Cemetery

Lat:   34.2971°   (34° 17' 49")

Lon:   -82.6029°   (-82° 36' 10")

The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County<2>.

The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Rocky River Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rocky River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leverett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leverett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leverett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leverett Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Hall - Cromer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall - Cromer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall - Cromer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall - Cromer Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Bells Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bells Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bells Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Carswell Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carswell Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carswell Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carswell Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Hebron UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron UMC Cemetery
    • The Hebron UMC Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • The Hebron UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrion Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70284 <5>
  • Cross Roads Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Roads Methodist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Goodhope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Powers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powers Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Antreville and Abbeville.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Antreville.
      • The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Mountain Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70540 <5>
    • Ashley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
    • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Poplar Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Spring Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • 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 Anderson County
    • Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery is located in Anderson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky River Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Secession
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
    • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
  • Antreville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
    • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
  • Iva
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Iva is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <8>
  • Lowndesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Level Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
  • Starr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
    • Deans is located in Anderson County
  • Monterey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
  • Latimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Abbeville County
  • Homeland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
    • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Due West
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holland Store
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • Anderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Caldwell Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
    • Abbeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Donalds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Honea Path
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Belton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Anderson Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County

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 River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Abbeville County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky River Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 River 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 Rocky River Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1229131  (Rocky River Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1229131 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: Antreville
    • County: Abbeville         Elev: 202
    • Location given for GNIS #1229131 (Rocky River Cemetery)

The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

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 Abbeville, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rocky River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2971, Longitude: -82.6029       In this case, the coordinates for the Rocky River 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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>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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