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A visit to the Roberts Ferry 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 Roberts Ferry Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roberts Ferry Cemetery:

37.6408, -120.6299

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roberts Ferry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Roberts Ferry Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County<2>.

The county seat for Stanislaus County is located in Modesto. Modesto lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Roberts Ferry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Roberts Ferry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Roberts Ferry Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roberts Ferry Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hopeton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hopeton Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton Cemetery
  • Williams Knight Burial Site
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knights Ferry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189991 <5>
  • Denair Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Citizens Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
  • Lakewood Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Lakewood Memorial Park is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memorial Park
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Langworth Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Langworth Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworth Cemetery
  • Turlock Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Winton Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Winton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8453 <5>
  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Granite Spring Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Burwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • North Hilmar Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Valley Home Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Valley Home Memorial Park is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home Memorial Park
      • The Valley Home Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Valley Home Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8423 <5>
    • South Hilmar Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Hilmar Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hilmar Cemetery
    • Stent Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stent Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
      • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Poverty Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <5>

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 Roberts Ferry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roberts Ferry Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hickman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Knights Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Denair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ballico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arundel ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Arundel is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
  • Snelling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • East Oakdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
  • Oakdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
  • Empire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Turlock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <6>
    • Cressey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Amsterdam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Keyes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Delhi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Grove is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Adela
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • Winton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Merced Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
    • Yosemite Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ceres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <6>

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 Roberts Ferry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stanislaus County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts Ferry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Roberts Ferry Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Stanislaus 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 Roberts Ferry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #265457  (Roberts Ferry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #265457 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: Stanislaus
      • Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Paulsell
      • Location given for Roberts Ferry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6407654     Lon: -120.6299233
      • 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 California's counties, including Stanislaus, 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- Roberts Ferry 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.