A visit to the Rocky Branch 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 Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Branch Cemetery:
37.1888, -77.5739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the south of the Rocky Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Drivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
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- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Union Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gill Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
- Mispah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mispah Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Cemetery
- Ampy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Meunier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Meunier Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meunier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meunier Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Matoaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649584 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutherland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Matoaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Grant Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Derby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winterpock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
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 Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Petersburg
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 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690806 (Rocky Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690806 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutherland
- Location given for Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1887615 Lon: -77.5738779
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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- Rocky Branch 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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