A visit to the Roscoe 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 Roscoe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roscoe Cemetery:
42.4170, -89.0009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Roscoe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roscoe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Roscoe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roscoe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockton Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton Twp. Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Machesney Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282933 <5>
- Scotch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scotch Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Cemetery
- Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pinnacle Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
- Harlem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bamblett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bamblett Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamblett Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87813 <5>
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Thabor Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Thabor Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Owen Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Center Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Center Cemetery
- Guilford Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marsh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Orth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Orth Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orth Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roscoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roscoe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sturbridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Machesney Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loves Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shirland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wempletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Shopiere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Cherry Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Tiffany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Belvidere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- North Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
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 Roscoe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roscoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Belvidere
- Capron
- Clinton
- Loves Park
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Sharon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Roscoe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 Roscoe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #424454 (Roscoe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #424454 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Beloit
- Location given for Roscoe Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4169616 Lon: -89.0009408
- 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 Winnebago, 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- Roscoe 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. |