A visit to the Rock Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Grove Cemetery:
39.0126, -80.7018
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Rock Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rock Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farnsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woofter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofter Cemetery
- Carder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carder Cemetery
- Old Field Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Halderman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Halderman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halderman Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Boilon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boilon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boilon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Keister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keister Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keister Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Earnest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Earnest Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Earnest Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vadis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Alum Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Hurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Conings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Truebada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Sand Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Saint Clara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Stouts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Cox Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Valley Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Alkires Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Lawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Glenville
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545912 (Rock Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545912 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vadis
- Location given for Rock Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.012591 Lon: -80.7017655
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Grove 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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