A visit to the Roper 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 Roper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roper Cemetery:
37.3176, -88.5312
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies just to the northeast of the Roper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Roper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Foote Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Foote Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Densch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Densch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densch Cemetery
- Kool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kool Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Waltersburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waltersburg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg Cemetery
- Sassafras Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Shedville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shedville Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Roper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Golconda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Burna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Carrsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Shetlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Reevesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Lusk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eddyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Rosiclare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Grantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hamletsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Brookport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smithland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
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 Roper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Golconda
- Rosiclare
- Smithland
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 Roper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Roper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425413 (Roper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425413 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownfield
- Location given for Roper Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3175532 Lon: -88.5311555
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pope, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roper 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. |
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