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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. 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 Rock Hill Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   33.0829°   (33° 4' 58")

Lon:   -95.1516°   (-95° 9' 5")

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

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the north northwest of the Rock Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Titus County
  • Fuquay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuquay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuquay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fuquay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Glade Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glade Springs Cemetery
    • The Glade Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Snodgrass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snodgrass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snodgrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Gray Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Rock Cemetery
    • The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • The Gray Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grayrock Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3912 <5>
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Camp County
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barrett Cemetery is located in Titus County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Purley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6062 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Forrest Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forrest Lawn Cemetery is located in Titus County
    • Tranquil Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tranquil Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tranquil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Titus County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Hepsibah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Willard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Chapel Cemetery is located in Camp County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Miller's Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
    • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Winfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Titus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
  • Purley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Purley is located in Franklin County
  • Scroggins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
    • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
  • Winnsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <6>
  • Harvard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in Camp County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pittsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saltillo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
      • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <6>
    • Perryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
    • Green Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
    • Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Camp County
    • Weaver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
    • Stout
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Simpsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simpsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
    • Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
    • Black Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins 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 Rock Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin 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 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 Rock Hill Cemetery:

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 #1345380  (Rock Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1345380 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: New Hope
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 136
    • Location given for GNIS #1345380 (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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0829, Longitude: -95.1516       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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