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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. 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 Rochford Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rochford Cemetery:

44.1116, -103.7471

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rochford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • South Lead Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The South Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180695 <5>
  • West Lead Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lead Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Galena Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
    • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <5>
  • Preston Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moran Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Bullock Grave
    • Piedmont Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Carbonate Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Carbonate Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate Cemetery
    • St. Albert's Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery is located in Weston County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Albert's Cemetery
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Albert's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319397 <5>
    • Rockerville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rockerville Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockerville Cemetery
    • Blackhawk Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • 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 <5>
    • Black Hills National Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hills National Cemetery
      • 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 southeast of Sturgis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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)
    • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Nahant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Nahant is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
  • Mystic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mystic is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Canyon City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
  • Dumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Redfern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Redfern is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood has also been known as:
    • Laflin
  • Woodville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Roubaix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
    • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pactola ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pactola is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
    • Nemo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson Siding
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
    • Trojan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Lead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <6>
    • Central City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 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 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 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 Rochford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 Rochford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1262318  (Rochford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1262318 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 1778 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rochford
      • Location given for Rochford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1116498     Lon: -103.7471416
      • 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 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 '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- Rochford 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.