A visit to the Rockwood 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 Rockwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockwood Cemetery:
35.8637, -84.6849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockwood Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Rockwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Rockwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rockwood.
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swicegood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13595 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Lands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lands Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Cemetery
- Blankenbaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Blankenbaker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenbaker Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Newcome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Newcome Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcome Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Pyott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pyott Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyott Cemetery
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Golliher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Golliher Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golliher Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Lingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lingo Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Glen Alice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8466 <5>
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kindrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kindrick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindrick Cemetery
- Shillings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shillings Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ault Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ault Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault Cemetery
- Cardiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Hembree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hembree Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Postoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Glen Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Midtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Roddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Laddie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bazel Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Crab Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Hebbertsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lake Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Lakewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Kries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Nemo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Fairfield Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
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 Rockwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Oakdale
- Rockwood
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rockwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Rockwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326195 (Rockwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326195 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwood
- Location given for Rockwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8636839 Lon: -84.68494
- 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 Roane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rockwood 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. |
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