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A visit to the Rochford 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 Rochford Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.1116°   (44° 6' 41")

Lon:   -103.7471°   (-103° 44' 49")

The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Rapid City. Rapid City lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east of the Rochford Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Rochford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Meadow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
    • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Terry Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Terry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310671 <6>
  • South Lead Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • West Lead Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lead Cemetery
    • The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967595 <6>
  • Galena Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <6>
  • Preston Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moran Cemetery
    • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
    • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seth Bullock Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
    • Piedmont Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
      • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piedmont Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Piedmont.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143973 <6>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Carbonate Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbonate Cemetery
      • The Carbonate Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • St. Albert's Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Albert's Cemetery
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery is located in Weston County (WY)
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Albert's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319397 <6>
    • Rockerville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockerville Cemetery
      • The Rockerville Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Blackhawk Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackhawk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackhawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Keystone.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Keystone Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97167 <6>
    • Black Hills National Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Hills National Cemetery
      • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Sturgis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Rochford Cemetery.

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

  • Rochford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Diamond City ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
  • Mystic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Pennington County
  • Canyon City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
  • Dumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Greenwood has also been known as:
    • Laflin
  • Woodville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
  • Roubaix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
    • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
  • Pactola ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pactola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
    • Pactola is located in Pennington County
  • Nemo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Johnson Siding
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
      • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
    • Trojan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Lead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <7>
    • Central City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Preston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
    • Savoy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
    • Summerset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
      • Tilford is located in Meade 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 Rochford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rochford 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 Rochford Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1262318  (Rochford Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1262318 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: Rochford
    • County: Pennington         Elev: 1778
    • Location given for GNIS #1262318 (Rochford Cemetery)

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 Dakota's counties, including Pennington, 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' 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 Rochford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1116, Longitude: -103.7471       In this case, the coordinates for the Rochford 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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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