A visit to the Rock River 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 River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock River Cemetery:
43.6855, -88.6298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock River Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County<2>.
The county seat for Fond du Lac County is located in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Rock River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rock River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Ladoga Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East Ladoga Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ladoga Cemetery
- Norwegian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Center Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center Cemetery
- Lamartine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamartine Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine Cemetery
- Rogersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogersville Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville Cemetery
- Wedge Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wedge Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedge Prairie Cemetery
- Cattaraugus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cattaraugus Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus Cemetery
- Miles Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miles Farm Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miles Farm Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Waupun.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185659 <5>
- Avoca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Avoca Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- State Prison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The State Prison Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Prison Cemetery
- Kinwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinwood Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Forest Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Mound Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mound Cemetery
- Genesee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Genesee Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Cemetery
- Hawes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawes Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawes Cemetery
- North Lamartine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hamiston Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ladoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Waupun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Woodhull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Rosendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Knowles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Atwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- West Rosendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fond du Lac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Kekoskee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Lomira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- North Fond du Lac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Metomen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Marblehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Fairwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Burnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Mayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Theresa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Utley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
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 River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fond du Lac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairwater
- Fond du Lac
- Lomira
- Mayville
- Rosendale
- Waupun
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 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 River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac 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 River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572468 (Rock River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572468 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: Fond du Lac
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waupun North
- Location given for Rock River Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.685544 Lon: -88.6298294
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, 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 River 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. |