A visit to the Roark 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 Roark Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roark Cemetery:
36.6512, -86.0003
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roark Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roark Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Scottsville. Scottsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Roark Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roark Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Roark Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Fishburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fishburn Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishburn Cemetery
- David Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wesley Crowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Jent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jent Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jent Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- White Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Fountain Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144752 <5>
- Fountain Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fountain Run Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walden Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Lafayette (TN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19789 <5>
- Pirtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pirtle Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- John Brandon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The John Brandon Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brandon Cemetery
- Elias McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cliburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Frog Pond - Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Irving Meador Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Irving Meador Cemetery is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Meador Cemetery
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Roark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roark Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Frog Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Oak Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gamaliel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meadorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Hermitage Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Cedar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Etoile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Jenkins Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Mud Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Petroleum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Clementsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
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 Roark Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Scottsville
- Westmoreland
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 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 Roark Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Allen 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 Roark Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502045 (Roark Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502045 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: Allen
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holland
- Location given for Roark Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6511628 Lon: -86.0002598
- 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 Allen, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roark 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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