A visit to the Rockport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rockport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rockport Cemetery (FG ID #1765668).
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 Rockport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockport Cemetery:
28.0459, -97.0373
The Rockport Cemetery is located in Aransas County<2>.
The county seat for Aransas County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies just to the west of the Rockport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockport Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rockport Cemetery ...
The Rockport Cemetery was established in 1876.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Rockport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McLester Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McLester Family Cemetery is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLester Family Cemetery
- The McLester Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McLester Cemetery
- McLester Orchard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5152 <1>
- Aransas Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Ignacio Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Palm Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gregory Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Rosa Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The La Rosa Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosa Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Heard Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Austwell Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Austwell Cemetery is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell Cemetery
- Old Bayview Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rockport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Copano Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copano Village is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copano Village
- Aransas Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Point is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Tradewinds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Port Aransas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside-On-the-Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Harbor City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Spanish Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Woodsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Taft is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <5>
- Taft Southwest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Refugio
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Rockport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aransas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austwell
- Corpus Christi
- Ingleside
- Port Aransas
- Portland
- Refugio
- Rockport
- Sinton
- Taft
- Woodsboro
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 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 Rockport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Aransas 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 Rockport Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1765668
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345422 (Rockport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345422 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: Aransas
- Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Rockport Cemetery:
- Lat: 28.0461276 Lon: -97.0374896
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Aransas, 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- Rockport 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |