A visit to the Rough Creek 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 Rough Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rough Creek Cemetery (FG ID #6504)
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 Rough Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rough Creek Cemetery
Lat: 31.0963° (31° 5' 46")
Lon: -98.6129° (-98° 36' 46")
The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County<2>.
The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rough Creek Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 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.
- Chappel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bend Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
- Farr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Montgomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Linn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- San Saba City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Terry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Ridge Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Gray Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wallace Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Senterfitt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- China Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Baby Head Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baby Head Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baby Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baby Head Cemetery is located in Llano County
- Nix Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shaw Bend Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shaw Bend Cemetery is located in San Saba County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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.
- Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Saba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Senterfitt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
- Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
- Baby Head ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lometa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
- Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
- Naruna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
- Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
- Llano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richland Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goldthwaite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pontotoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lampasas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Locker ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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 Rough Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rough Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goldthwaite
- Lampasas
- Llano
- Lometa
- Richland Springs
- San Saba
- Williams Ranch - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 San Saba County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Rough Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1366915 (Rough Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1366915 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: Bend
- County: San Saba Elev: 415
- Location given for GNIS #1366915 (Rough Creek Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6504
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/
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 San Saba, 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 Rough Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0963, Longitude: -98.6129 |
<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. |