A visit to the Roxanna 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 Roxanna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roxanna Cemetery:
32.6876, -85.6688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roxanna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roxanna Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Roxanna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roxanna Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Roxanna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roxanna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rowells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rowells Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowells Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Pentecost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost Cemetery
- Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Loachapoka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Loachapoka Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loachapoka Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Ridge Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ridge Cemetery
- Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Macon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Macon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Macon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Notasulga City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roxanna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roxanna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Agricola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Loachapoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Erie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Reeltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Notasulga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Ridgewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- The Bottle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Dadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Tallapoosa City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Blackman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Irma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
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 Roxanna Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roxanna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Roxanna Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Notasulga
- Opelika
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 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 Roxanna Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Roxanna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138283 (Roxanna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138283 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornton
- Location given for Roxanna Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6876314 Lon: -85.6688434
- 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 Lee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roxanna 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. |