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A visit to the Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rocky Ford Cemetery (FG ID #6436)

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 Rocky Ford Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Ford Cemetery

Lat:   33.5472°   (33° 32' 49")

Lon:   -95.7421°   (-95° 44' 31")

The cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.

As an estimate, the Rocky Ford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Roxton.

The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Rocky Ford Cemetery .

Name Variations for Rocky Ford Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Rocky Ford Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Rockyford Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rocky Ford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McGalasson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGalasson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGalasson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGalasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Gaugh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Arkansas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkansas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • McGlasson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGlasson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGlasson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Topping Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topping Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topping Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Mallory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mallory Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Dickie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Delta County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Delta County
  • Waller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waller Cemetery is located in Delta County
  • Rice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Whittenburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittenburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittenburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Giles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Giles Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Camp Shed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Shed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Shed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Shed Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Camp Hill Oil Field
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hill Oil Field
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Hill Oil Field have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Hill Oil Field is located in Lamar County
    • Broyles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bledsoe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bledsoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bledsoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Brackeen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackeen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brackeen Cemetery is located in Lamar County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Ford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Rocky Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1366808  (Rockyford Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1366808 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: Roxton
    • County: Lamar         Elev: 170
    • Location given for GNIS #1366808 (Rockyford Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #6436

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Lamar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rocky Ford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5472, Longitude: -95.7421    
<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 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.
<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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