A visit to the Roeville 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 Roeville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roeville Cemetery:
31.5038, -85.3391
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roeville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roeville Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the northeast of the Roeville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roeville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Roeville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roeville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Old Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wiggins Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Abbeville.
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25090 <5>
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Dykes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- Omega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Omega Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega Cemetery
- Echo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Echo Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Cemetery
- Kirklands Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirklands Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklands Cemetery
- Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26798 <5>
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Danzey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Danzey Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzey 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 Roeville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roeville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Capps
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Bertha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Abbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Clopton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Headland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skipperville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Mabson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Haleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Napier Field
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Kinsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Arguta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Pinckard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Phillips Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Tidwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Screamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
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 Roeville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roeville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Fort Gaines
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Newville
- Ozark
- Pinckard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Roeville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Roeville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142976 (Roeville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142976 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abbeville West
- Location given for Roeville Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5037804 Lon: -85.3391015
- 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 Henry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roeville 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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