A visit to the Rock Church 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 Rock Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Church Cemetery (FG ID #88835).
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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Church Cemetery:
42.9034, -90.4678
The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rock Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Church Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rock Church Cemetery ...
The Rock Church Cemetery was established in 1851.
Name Variations for Rock Church 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.
Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Rock Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Lydia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lydia Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Mifflin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mifflin Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Cemetery
- Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penniel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Penniel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penniel Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Switzer Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer Cemetery
- Whig Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Whig Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Aupperle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Aupperle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aupperle Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Annaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rewey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stitzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fennimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Platteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Edmund
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Boscobel
- Cuba City
- Dodgeville
- Fennimore
- Highland
- Lancaster
- Linden
- Mineral Point
- Montfort
- Muscoda
- Platteville
- Potosi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rock Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #88835
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572424 (Rock Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572424 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montfort
- Location given for Rock Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9044361 Lon: -90.4679043
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Church 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. |