A visit to the Rockford 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 Rockford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockford Cemetery:
39.1340, -80.3273
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockford Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Rockford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rockford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- New Johnstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Johnstown Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnstown Cemetery
- Old Johnstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Johnstown Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Johnstown Cemetery
- Stouts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stouts Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Cemetery
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jesse Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Run Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Sheets Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheets Mill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Mill Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Straley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Straley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straley Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Gnatty Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gnatty Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatty Creek Cemetery
- Radcliffe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Radcliffe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Haymond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haymond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
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 Rockford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- McWhorter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Jane Lew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Aberdeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Quiet Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- West Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Anmoore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stonewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nutter Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Tichenal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Valley Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Pepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Buckhannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Despard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adamston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
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 Rockford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckhannon
- Clarksburg
- 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 Rockford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Rockford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718510 (Rockford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718510 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Clare
- Location given for Rockford Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1339823 Lon: -80.3273102
- 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 Harrison, 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 from Point A (ie- Rockford 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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