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A visit to the Rochelle 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 Rochelle Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rochelle Cemetery:

31.2146, -99.1892

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rochelle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rochelle Cemetery is located in McCulloch County<2>.

The county seat for McCulloch County is located in Brady. Brady lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rochelle Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rochelle Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Rochelle Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cowboy Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Carroll Colony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Carroll Colony Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Colony Cemetery
  • Spiller Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Spiller Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richland Springs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
  • Lohn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lohn Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn Cemetery
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The McCarty Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
  • Fife Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fife Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
  • Camp San Saba Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Camp San Saba Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Tabor Mtn. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tabor Mtn. Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Mtn. Cemetery
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Beasley Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
    • Bowser Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bowser Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser Cemetery
    • Winchell Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Winchell Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rochelle Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rochelle Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rochelle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <6>
  • Voca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Richland Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Camp San Saba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
  • Lohn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Milburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Pear Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fredonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Keys Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Waldrip
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Rockwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
    • Brookesmith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Melvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pontotoc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Indian Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Trickham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em

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 Rochelle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCulloch County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rochelle Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Rochelle Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to McCulloch 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 Rochelle Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366625  (Rochelle Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366625 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: McCulloch
      • Est. Elev: 518 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rochelle
      • Location given for Rochelle Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.21461     Lon: -99.1892167
      • 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 McCulloch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rochelle 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.