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A visit to the Roberts 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 Cemetery ...

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

30.4983, -87.1791

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

The Roberts Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Pensacola. Pensacola lies just to the south southwest of the Roberts Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Roberts Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Roberts Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bayview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Memorial Park
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72111 <5>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Englewood MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229477 <5>
  • Haven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Haven Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
  • Resthaven Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Resthaven Gardens is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Gardens
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clopton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Clopton Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northwest of Pensacola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #809967 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pensacola Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Black Hammock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Black Hammock Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammock Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Serenity Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Serenity Gardens is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
    • Memorial Serenity Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
      • The Rose Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71994 <5>
    • Spreull Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spreull Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreull Cemetery
    • Barrancas National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Milton Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roberts Cemetery.

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

  • Bohemia
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
  • Ferry Pass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
  • Brent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brent is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Goulding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goulding is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
  • Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Olive is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Tristan Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
  • Pensacola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ensley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Pensacola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
  • Sanders Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
  • Pace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bellview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bellview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gonzalez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
    • Myrtle Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Warrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Warrington is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
    • Gulf Breeze
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Galt City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
    • Pensacola Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bagdad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
    • Cantonment
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Roberts Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Escambia 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #289779  (Roberts Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #289779 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pensacola
      • Location given for Roberts Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4982519     Lon: -87.1791368
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Escambia, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roberts 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.