A visit to the Roth 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 Roth Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roth Cemetery:
40.9589, -91.9577
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roth Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the north of the Roth Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roth Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Roth Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roth Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenantor Cemetery
- Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <5>
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #296888 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Galliher Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195639 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Switzer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer Cemetery
- McCleary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McCleary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Cemetery
- Fell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer 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]<3> of the Roth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roth Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Perlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Douds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Leando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lockridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Packwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Pleasant Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Keosauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
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 Roth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Roth Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Roth Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460819 (Roth Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460819 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield South
- Location given for Roth Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9589105 Lon: -91.9576725
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roth 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. |