A visit to the Rocky Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Valley Cemetery:
36.0604, -83.5332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Valley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies just to the east southeast of the Rocky Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rocky Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- New Market Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Market Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wooten Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wooten Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Chapel Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- McCampbells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grahl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahl Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Cate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Dumplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dumplin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20132 <5>
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 Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alena ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dumplin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Jefferson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dandridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Rock Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Strawberry Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Talbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Lyonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Peters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Maples ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Zacharytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Skaggston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Mascot
- New Market
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 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 Rocky Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299943 (Rocky Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299943 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Market
- Location given for Rocky Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0603664 Lon: -83.5332284
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Valley 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. |