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:
42.9833, -88.8079
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the north 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 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)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- North Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Munroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Munroe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Aztalan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Aztalan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztalan Cemetery
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- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Cushman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cushman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman Cemetery
- South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The South Koshkonong Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
- 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)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- McLery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McLery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLery Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
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]<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)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Helenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Johnson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Lake Koshkonong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Lake Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lake Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carcajou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Grellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Edgerton Beach Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Lima Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- 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.
- Cambridge
- Deerfield
- Fort Atkinson
- Jefferson
- Lake Mills
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Palmyra
- Watertown
- Whitewater
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 websites either 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 Jefferson 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 #1572467 (Rock River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572467 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Atkinson
- Location given for Rock River Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9833377 Lon: -88.8078831
- 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 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 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. |