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A visit to the Whiterocks Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Whiterocks Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whiterocks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Whiterocks Cemetery (FG ID #77505)

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 Whiterocks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whiterocks Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   40.4693°   (40° 28' 9")

Lon:   -109.9262°   (-109° 55' 34")

The Whiterocks Cemetery is located in Uintah County<3>.

The county seat for Uintah County is located in Vernal. Vernal lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the east of the Whiterocks Cemetery .

Name Variations for Whiterocks 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.

We have seen the following variation for Whiterocks Cemetery:

  • White Rocks 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.

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 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 Whiterocks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Utah:
  • Pages specific to Uintah 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 Whiterocks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Whiterocks Cemetery.

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

    • Whiterocks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hayden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
      • Hayden is located in Uintah County
    • Tridell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Neola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Uintah County
    • Lapoint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapoint have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapoint
      • Lapoint is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapoint <5>
    • Cedarview ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
      • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
    • Roosevelt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ballard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Uintah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Fort Duchesne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gusher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dry Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
      • Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Independence ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Independence is located in Uintah County
      • Bluebell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ioka
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ioka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
        • Ioka is located in Duchesne County
      • Randlett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Maeser
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeser
        • Maeser is located in Uintah County
      • Altonah
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altonah
        • Altonah is located in Duchesne County
        • Former name for Altonah:
        • Queen City

    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 Whiterocks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Uintah County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Whiterocks Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Harms Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Harms Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • The Harms Cemetery has also been known as:
      • John Harmes Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harms Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77255 <2>
    • Reed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • The Reed Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Farm Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77406 <2>
    • Tridell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neola Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedarview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapoint Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ft. Duchesne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Duchesne Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77231 <2>
    • Uintah & Ouray Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gusher Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gusher Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • Former name for Gusher Cemetery:
      • Moffat Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gusher Cemetery
    • Roosevelt Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Roosevelt Memorial Park is located in Duchesne County
      • The Roosevelt Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Roosevelt City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77415 <2>
    • Dry Fork Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Uintah County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Fork Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southeast of Vernal.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77201 <2>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Bluebell Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ioka Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Randlett Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Maeser Fairview Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • The Maeser Fairview Cemetery is located in Uintah County
        • The Maeser Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Fairview Cemetery
        • Mill Ward Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maeser Fairview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109338 <2>
      • Rock Point Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Altonah Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • The Altonah Cemetery is located in Duchesne County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altonah Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Altamont.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altonah Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77136 <2>
      • Upalco Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • The Upalco Cemetery is located in Duchesne County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Upalco Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Upalco.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upalco Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77477 <2>
      • Old Ioka Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • The Old Ioka Cemetery is located in Duchesne County
        • The Old Ioka Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ioka West Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ioka Cemetery
      • Myton Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Avalon Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • The Avalon Cemetery is located in Uintah County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Avalon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Randlett.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avalon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77143 <2>

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

    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 Whiterocks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1436634  (White Rocks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1436634 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: Whiterocks
      • County: Uintah         Elev: 1839
      • Location given for GNIS #1436634 (White Rocks Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77505

    The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/

    The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whiterocks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4693, Longitude: -109.9262       In this case, the coordinates for the Whiterocks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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