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A visit to the Rockvale 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 Rockvale Cemetery ...

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

30.5019, -98.1972

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

The Rockvale Cemetery is located in Burnet County<2>.

The county seat for Burnet County is located in Burnet. Burnet lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Rockvale Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rockvale Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Rockvale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burnam Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burnam Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnam Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Richter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Richter Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
  • Pangle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pangle Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangle Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Ross Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Haynie Flat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Haynie Flat Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Flat Cemetery
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Post Oak Bend Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend Cemetery
    • Fox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
    • Mormon Mill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mormon Mill Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill Cemetery
    • Konvicka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Konvicka Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konvicka Cemetery
    • Cypress Mill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hensel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hensel Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel Cemetery
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Round Mountain Cemetery is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Mountain Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Round Mountain.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6508 <5>
    • Tobey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tobey Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobey Cemetery
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pecan Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockvale Cemetery.

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

  • Spicewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shovel Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Marble Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Cypress Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
    • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
    • Mormon Colony
  • Round Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Briarcliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lago Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Granite Shoals
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Highland Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Point Venture
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <6>
    • Oatmeal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Lakeway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Jonestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Volente
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Burnet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Rockvale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Burnet County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Burnet 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 Rockvale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366737  (Rockvale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366737 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: Burnet
      • Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Smithwick
      • Location given for Rockvale Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5018597     Lon: -98.1972413
      • 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 Burnet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rockvale 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.