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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   37.2108°   (37° 12' 38")

Lon:   -83.0444°   (-83° 2' 39")

The Roark Cemetery is located in Perry County<1>.

The county seat for Perry County is located in Hazard. Hazard lies just to the west northwest of the Roark Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Roark Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Cornett Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornett Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornett Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cornett Hill Cemetery is located in Knott County
  • Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Kelly Cemetery is located in Knott County
  • Young Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lotts Creek United Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • James D Caudill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James D Caudill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James D Caudill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James D Caudill Cemetery is located in Letcher County
  • Madden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madden Cemetery is located in Knott County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Owen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Horse Mill Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Christon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christon Cemetery is located in Knott County
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Isom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isom Cemetery is located in Letcher County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cody Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cody Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cody Cemetery is located in Knott County

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]<2> of the Roark Cemetery.

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

  • Sassafras
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Sassafras is located in Knott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <7>
  • Vicco
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Scuddy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuddy
    • Scuddy is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scuddy <7>
  • Happy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
    • Happy is located in Perry County
  • Acup
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cornettsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
    • Cornettsville is located in Perry County
  • Redfox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Littcarr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littcarr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
    • Littcarr is located in Knott County
  • Jeff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
    • Jeff is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <7>
  • Viper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
    • Viper is located in Perry County
  • Blackey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Letcher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
    • Letcher is located in Letcher County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 Perry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hazard
  • Hindman

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:

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roark Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2108, Longitude: -83.0444    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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