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A visit to the Roll 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 Roll Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roll Cemetery:

37.5206, -97.3740

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roll Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Roll Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County<2>.

The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Roll Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Roll Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Roll Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roll Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Waco Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Waco Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
  • Noel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Noel Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
  • Prairie Garden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cartwright Cemetery
    • Oatville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92603 <5>
  • El Paso Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The El Paso Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Paso Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Derby.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159009 <5>
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Ruby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ruby Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Mulvane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Worden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
    • Belle Plaine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Belle Plaine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Plaine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Belle Plaine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158877 <5>
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
    • Eastridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
    • Branson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Branson Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Cemetery
    • Rest haven Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rest haven Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest haven Cemetery
    • Old St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
    • Greencastle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Reflection Point Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roll Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roll Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Peck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wego-Waco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
  • Waco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Haysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bayneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
  • Murray Gill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
  • Derby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
  • Mulvane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oatville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Clearwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belle Plaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clonmel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Millerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Wichita
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Westlink Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
    • Cow Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Anson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Cicero
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Rose Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Eastborough
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Goddard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Viola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Roll Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sedgwick County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roll Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Roll Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 Roll Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474326  (Roll Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474326 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: Sedgwick
      • Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Derby
      • Location given for Roll Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5205737     Lon: -97.3742124
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Sedgwick, 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- Roll 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.