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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Roach (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roach. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Roach is located in Taylor County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette & Madison.

Below are the counties that are near Roach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roach:

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Roach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roach, with the one closest to Roach listed first.
    • Perry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roach, with the one closest to Roach listed first.
    • Lamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Thomas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
    • Wacissa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Waukeenah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Aucilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Lloyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roach, with the one closest to Roach listed first.
    • Buckville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Day
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roach, with the one closest to Roach listed first.
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Suwannee County
    • Dowling Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
  • Wakulla County
    • Saint Marks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roach, see our County-by-County Page for Roach.

Newspapers Published in Roach ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roach, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roach:

Cemeteries Near Roach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roach.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roach, with the one closest to Roach listed first.

  • Poorspot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poorspot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poorspot Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pineview Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Memorial Gardens
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Perry.
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Perry City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1872188 <4>
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Boyd - New Life UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Faulkner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkner Cemetery
  • Kinsey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Lake Bird Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendry Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendry Cemetery
    • Rocky Ford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ford Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Roach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roach.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Roach, with the one closest to Roach listed first.

  • Waylonzo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waylonzo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylonzo
    • Waylonzo is located in Taylor County
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Iddo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iddo
    • Iddo is located in Taylor County
  • Lamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wacissa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukeenah
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Aucilla
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Newport
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Wakulla County
  • Saint Marks
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roach.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Roach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1113, Longitude: -83.7246       In this case, the coordinates for Roach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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