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A visit to the Rough Creek 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 Rough Creek Cemetery ...

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

31.9613, -99.6009

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

The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County<2>.

The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rough Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rough Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Rough Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332327 <5>
  • Silver Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
  • Atoka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Atoka Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5453 <5>
  • Midway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Winters.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>
  • Herring Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Herring Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4191 <5>
  • Counts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
  • Old Valera Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valera Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Walker Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Tecumseh Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Valera Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
      • The Coleman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coleman City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322488 <5>
    • Cope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
    • McBee Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rough Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Novice
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Goldsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Talpa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Valera
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ovalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Guion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Tuscola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Denton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Denton is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton has also been known as:
    • Denton Valley
  • Winters
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Santa Anna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burkett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rowden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Voss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ballinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Potosi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Eula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula

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 Rough Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coleman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rough Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rough Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coleman 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 Rough Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1375834  (Rough Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375834 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: Coleman
      • Est. Elev: 599 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Novice East
      • Location given for Rough Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9612543     Lon: -99.6009071
      • 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 Coleman, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rough Creek 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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