A visit to the McRoberts 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 McRoberts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McRoberts Cemetery:
37.2037, -82.6793
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McRoberts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McRoberts Cemetery is located in Letcher County<2>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the McRoberts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McRoberts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McRoberts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McRoberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hemphill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hemphill Cemetery is located in Hemphill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968405 <5>
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sam Bentley Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Bentley Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Vanover Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanover Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Fleming Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Haddon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haddon Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Pevelton Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pebelton Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sowards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Stiltner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltner Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Melvin Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Adams Cemetery
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Amil Little Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Amil Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amil Little Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McRoberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McRoberts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McRoberts
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Fleming - Neon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Cromona
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Hemphill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Jenkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Burdine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farraday
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Almira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Deane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Sergent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Mayking
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Pound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Ermine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Weeksbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Bellcraft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jonancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Colson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
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 McRoberts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Letcher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McRoberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Wheelwright
- Whitesburg
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 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 McRoberts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 McRoberts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509631 (McRoberts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509631 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 447 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jenkins West
- Location given for McRoberts Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2037147 Lon: -82.6793231
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McRoberts 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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