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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. 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 Rock River Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   42.9833°   (42° 58' 59")

Lon:   -88.8079°   (-88° 48' 28")

The Rock River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the north of the Rock River Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rock River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • North Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Munroe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munroe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Munroe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Aztalan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aztalan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aztalan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aztalan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Cushman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cushman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
      • The South Koshkonong Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The South Koshkonong Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Koshkonong Cemetery
      • Koshkonong Union Cemetery
      • South Koshkonong Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198269 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • McLery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
  • Fort Atkinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
    • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
  • Helenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
    • Helenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Cold Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnson Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
  • Lake Koshkonong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
    • Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Jefferson County
  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Jefferson County
  • Lake Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
    • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Jefferson County
  • Lake Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
    • Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Carcajou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
      • Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
    • Whitewater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
    • Grellton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
      • Grellton is located in Jefferson County
    • Cambridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
    • Sullivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Rockdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
    • Lima Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
      • Lima Center is located in Rock County
    • Palmyra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Albion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Dane County
    • Deerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people

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 Jefferson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1572467  (Rock River Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1572467 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: Fort Atkinson
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 256
    • Location given for GNIS #1572467 (Rock River Cemetery)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywi.gov

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Jefferson, 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 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 Rock River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9833, Longitude: -88.8079       In this case, the coordinates for the Rock River Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.




 

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