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A visit to the Old Rock Hill 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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery ...

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

32.2921, -95.5516

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)<1>

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

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Rock Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Norwegian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Norwegian Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norwegian Cemetery
  • Brownsboro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Brownsboro Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownsboro Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brownsboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139028 <5>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Echols Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Echols Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
    • The Echols Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jennings Mtn. Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Edom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
  • Leagueville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leagueville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville Cemetery
    • The Leagueville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leagueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #770432 <5>
  • Sevenleague Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Sevenleague Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenleague Cemetery
  • Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Asberry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Asberry Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
    • Dean Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Dean Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Baptist Cemetery
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Noonday Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Noonday Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday Cemetery
    • Pleasant Retreat Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wood / Verner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wood / Verner Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood / Verner Cemetery
      • The Wood / Verner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Fork Cemetery
      • Verner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7402 <5>
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Brownsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chandler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
  • Leagueville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
  • Moore Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Noonday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Dogwood City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
  • Coffee City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Lee Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
  • Murchison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gresham is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Carroll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carroll is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Teaselville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Flint
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Wheeler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • LaRue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Poynor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Berryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Swan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Swan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Hideaway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hideaway is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
    • Tyler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tyler is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <6>
    • Lindale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Van
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
    • Frankston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley

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 Henderson 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.

  • Frankston
  • Lindale
  • Tyler
    • Tyler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Van
    • Van lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Rock Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van

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 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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • 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 Old Rock Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364479  (Old Rock Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364479 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: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brownsboro
      • Location given for Old Rock Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.2920936     Lon: -95.5516256
      • 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 Texas' 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 '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- Old Rock Hill 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.