A visit to the Rock Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Springs Cemetery:
35.7956, -88.4495
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rock Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Flake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Flake Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rosser Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kizer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kizer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kizer Cemetery
- Marlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carnell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Dameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dameron Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parkers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Anark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Claybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Lavinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- White Fern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whitthorne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Poplar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Huntingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- McLemoresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Trezevant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Sitka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Goat City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Mifflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Middle Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Springs 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 either 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317519 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317519 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksburg
- Location given for Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7956216 Lon: -88.4494942
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, 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' (or 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- Rock Springs 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. |