A visit to the Rock Island 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 Rock Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Island Cemetery:
35.7981, -85.6162
The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County<1>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in McMinnville. McMinnville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Rock Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rock Island Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chisam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- Champaign Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campaign Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McElroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- New Bybees Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brick House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Rocky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Simrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Simrell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simrell Cemetery
- Swindell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Swindell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rock Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Campaign
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fall City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Bone Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cummingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Drop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dibrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McMinnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Rock Island 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 Rock Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McMinnville
- Sparta
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rock Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 Rock Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299774 (Rock Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299774 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: Warren
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Rock Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7981229 Lon: -85.616368
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Rock Island Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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