A visit to the Rocky Knob 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 Rocky Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Knob Cemetery:
35.3542, -88.4784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Knob Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Rocky Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rocky Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baucum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Baucum Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baucum Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Blakeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blakeley Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley Cemetery
- Sweetlips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweetlips Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetlips Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cabo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cabo Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabo Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Massengill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Massengill Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robertson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647077 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Winding Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith 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 Rocky Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leapwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Enville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Finger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jacks Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Bethel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Stantonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
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 Rocky Knob Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rocky Knob Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Selmer
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 Rocky Knob Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Rocky Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308736 (Rocky Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308736 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leapwood
- Location given for Rocky Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3542452 Lon: -88.4783787
- 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 McNairy, 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- Rocky Knob 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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