A visit to the New Rocky 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 New Rocky Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Rocky Cemetery
Lat: 35.7314° (35° 43' 53")
Lon: -85.5980° (-85° 35' 52")
The New Rocky Cemetery is located in Warren County<1>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in McMinnville. McMinnville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the New Rocky Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the New Rocky Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Rocky Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crain Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crain Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Drake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Rock Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mud Creek Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- McElroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Chisam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Brick House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the New Rocky Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Rocky Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurelburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Campaign
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Quebeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shellsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <7>
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cummingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Pollard is located in White County
- McMinnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gath
- From the New Rocky Cemetery to Gath
- Chalybeate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Dibrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Drop is located in White County
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Methodist is located in White 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 New Rocky Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Rocky Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 New Rocky Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 New Rocky Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 New Rocky Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1320563 (New Rocky Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1320563 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: Welchland
- County: Warren Elev: 292
- Location given for GNIS #1320563 (New Rocky Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 New Rocky Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7314, Longitude: -85.5980 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |