A visit to the Roach 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 Roach Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roach Cemetery:
34.8148, -85.9308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roach Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Roach Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roach Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Roach Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roach Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loyds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Loyds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyds Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Lewallen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lewallen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewallen Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Inglis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Inglis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglis Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Walker - Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Stogspill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stogspill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stogspill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lovelady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Kyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kyles Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Cemetery
- Renshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Lovelady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Tally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tally Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp 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 Roach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roach Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fackler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Kyles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Rash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Blackankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Hollywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Maynard Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haynes Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Gray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Skyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scottsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
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 Roach Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Scottsboro
- Stevenson
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 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 Roach Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Roach Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125677 (Roach Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125677 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wannville
- Location given for Roach Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8148051 Lon: -85.9308115
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Jackson, 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- Roach 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |