A visit to the Rockfield 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 Rockfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockfield Cemetery:
32.6837, -95.4227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies just to the north of the Rockfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Rockfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedars Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedars Memorial Gardens is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Memorial Gardens
- The Cedars Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Mineola City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366703 <5>
- Redlands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Redlands Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Green & Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gentry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Flewellen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellen Cemetery
- Flewellen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellen Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mansell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mansell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansell Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Peyton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- Old Fouke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Fouke Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fouke Cemetery
- Fouke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fouke Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Erwin Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Grand Saline.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368789 <5>
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- The Bowman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Creek Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mineola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hainesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Quitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Garden Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Hideaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Alba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Van
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Coke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Grand Saline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Swan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Rhonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Gunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Black Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yantis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
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 Rockfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Sandy
- Grand Saline
- Lindale
- Mineola
- Quitman
- Van
- Van lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Rockfield 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 start with 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 Rockfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Rockfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345416 (Rockfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345416 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mineola
- Location given for Rockfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6837439 Lon: -95.4227312
- 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 Wood, 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 from Point A (ie- Rockfield 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. |