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A visit to the 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 Rock Hill Cemetery ...

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

33.3982, -94.3246

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

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

The county seat for Bowie County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the west northwest of the Rock Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rock Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Till Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Till Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Till Cemetery
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Mullins Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
  • Runnels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Runnels Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnels Cemetery
  • Collon Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Collon Plot is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collon Plot
  • McAdams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
  • Tillar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tillar Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Elliott Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elliott Plot is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Plot
  • Hays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Barfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Barfield Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
    • Berry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #634313 <5>
    • Hollaway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Hollaway Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
    • Bob Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Bob Lane Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Lane Cemetery
    • Wilder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Boston Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
    • Rea Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rea Hill Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Hill Cemetery
    • McWright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The McWright Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWright Cemetery
    • Shipp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shipp Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shipp Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Boston.
      • The Shipp Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McCright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297203 <5>
    • Irby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Irby Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby Cemetery
    • Mt. Obie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Red Springs Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Maud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maud is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
  • Redwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Victory City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
  • Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • New Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Leary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leary is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Redbank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Redbank is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
  • Simms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wake Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Nash
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nash is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Red Lick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Bassett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Douglassville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Texarkana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bryans Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Springdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Springdale is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Domino
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Domino is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Sulphur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur

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

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

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366659  (Rock Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366659 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: Bowie
      • Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hooks
      • Location given for Rock Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3981781     Lon: -94.3246414
      • 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 Bowie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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.