A visit to the Rock 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 Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Cemetery:
36.7112, -82.1421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Rock Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Large Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Large Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Free Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Free Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Goodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Fleenor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- McCroskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Baltzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baltzell Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Hanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hanner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanner Cemetery
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- Minnick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Minnick Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Hortenstine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hortenstine Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Gobble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gobble Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Linder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Dinsmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dinsmore Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Worsham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Worsham Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Burson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Ornduff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ornduff Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Teeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Shutters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shutters Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Pippin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Andis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Andis Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Craigs Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Burson Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
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- Benhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
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- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Holston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Virginia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Willow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Three Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
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- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Creswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Brumley Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Mendota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
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- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Lowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Fugates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Dickensonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Ruthton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Watauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
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 Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock 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 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 Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473358 (Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473358 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 604 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace
- Location given for Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7112182 Lon: -82.1420774
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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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |