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:
37.5979, -83.2018
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 Breathitt County<2>.
The county seat for Breathitt County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Roark Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Risner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Shack Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shack Allen Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Allen Cemetery
- Crafts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crafts Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Cemetery
- Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery
- The Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calhoun Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fugate Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2595422 <5>
- Clemons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Holbrook's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holbrook's Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook's Cemetery
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- Gil Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gil Williams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gil Williams Cemetery
- Jim Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jim Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Blanton Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- John Back Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The John Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Back Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hard Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cemetery
- John Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The John Cole Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Cole Cemetery
- Kennard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Back Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back 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 Roark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roark Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rousseau
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Bays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rock Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Ova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Quicksand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Kragon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Netty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Clayhole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Hardshell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Sublett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Vancleve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Wolverine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Marshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Salyersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Lee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Frozen Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
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 Breathitt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Roark Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Breathitt 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 #502046 (Roark Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502046 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: Breathitt
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guage
- Location given for Roark Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5978701 Lon: -83.201841
- 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 Breathitt, 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- 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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