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 ...
The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bedwell Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Indianapolis Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mormon Point Cemetery
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tilford Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
- Union Mills Cemetery
- University Park Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
- Wymore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barnes City
- Beacon
- Cedar
- Coal Creek
- Delta
- Evans
- Exeelsior
- Fishville
- Fremont
- Gibson
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Givin
- Indianapolis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keomah Village
- Lacey
- Leighton
- New Sharon
- Oskaloosa
- Rose Hill
- Taintor
- Thornburg
- Tilton
- Union Mills
- University Park
- What Cheer
- Wright
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 Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Delta
- Fremont
- Oskaloosa
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 #460695 (Roberts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460695 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Mills
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Roberts Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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