A visit to the Roselawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Roselawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Roselawn Cemetery (FG ID #25903).
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 Roselawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roselawn Cemetery:
34.7945, -86.9533
The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the west northwest of the Roselawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roselawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Roselawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roselawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Burrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Fielding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fielding Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone Cemetery
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hughey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hughey Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Menefee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Menefee Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menefee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roselawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roselawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Country Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Capshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
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 Roselawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roselawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Decatur
- Elkmont
- Madison
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Roselawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Roselawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #25903
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125946 (Roselawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125946 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens
- Location given for Roselawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7956442 Lon: -86.9525067
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, 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- Roselawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |