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A visit to the Old Rock Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery

Lat:   32.0266°   (32° 1' 35")

Lon:   -95.3911°   (-95° 23' 27")

The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery .

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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Rock Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Reese
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Cuney
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
      • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <4>
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Mount Selman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Berryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Frankston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <4>
    • Teaselville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Todd City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
      • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Dogwood City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Coffee City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
      • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Pert
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
        • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Neches
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lee Spring
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
        • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Poynor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
        • Poynor is located in Henderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <4>
      • Brushy Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
        • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Mound Prairie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie
        • Mound Prairie is located in Anderson County
      • Dialville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
        • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Turney
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
        • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Gould
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
        • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Gresham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
        • Gresham is located in Smith County

    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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Rock Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Rock Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Killough Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killough Cemetery
    • Renfro Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renfro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfro Cemetery
    • Running Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Larissa Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mount Selman.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larissa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <6>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Frankston.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sand Flat Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <6>
    • Wofford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5849 <6>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Ragsdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ragsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ragsdale Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • City Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The City Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
      • Frankston City Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dabbs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dabbs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Dabbs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dabbs Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3150 <6>
      • Resthaven Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
      • Grimes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
      • Tarrant Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarrant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarrant Cemetery
      • Loftin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Loftin Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Loftin Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old White Settlement Cemetery
        • Teaselville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loftin Cemetery
      • Bacon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bacon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bacon Cemetery is located in Anderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272864 <6>
      • Hardshell Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
      • Old Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Todd Pond Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Todd Pond Cemetery is located in Anderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Pond Cemetery
      • Douglas Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • Bullard Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343215  (Old Rock Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1343215 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Berryville
      • County: Cherokee         Elev: 115
      • Location given for GNIS #1343215 (Old Rock Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Texas' counties, including Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Rock Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0266, Longitude: -95.3911       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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