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A visit to the Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point Cemetery ...

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

32.8454, -95.7839

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

The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the north northeast of the Rocky Point Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Point Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rocky Point Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Danley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
  • Smyrna Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forbis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Clewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clewis Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewis Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woosley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
  • Trumble Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trumble Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumble Cemetery
  • MaGee - McCord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Emory.
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coats Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
    • Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Daugherty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
    • Tooms Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Tooms Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooms Cemetery
    • Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
    • Morince Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morince Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morince Cemetery
    • Slatter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Slatter Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatter Cemetery
    • Burke - Yandell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rocky Point Cemetery.

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

  • Emory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
  • Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gunter is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
  • East Tawakoni
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Bonanza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hooker Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Grand Saline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Miller Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Yantis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Tawakoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Divide
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Golden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wills Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Tazewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Hawk Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people

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 Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rains 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 Rocky Point Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1375811  (Rocky Point Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375811 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: Rains
      • Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emory South
      • Location given for Rocky Point Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8454006     Lon: -95.7838522
      • 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 Rains, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Point 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.
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