A visit to the Roley 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 Roley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roley Cemetery:
37.2645, -85.1630
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roley Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Roley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Roley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunbar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- The Callahan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Feathersburg Cemetery
- Feathersburg Church of God Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Parker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stayton Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Heiter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Heiter Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiter Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Gaddis Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaddis Ridge Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddis Ridge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cole Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cole Spring Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Spring Cemetery
- Belton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Belton Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton Cemetery
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 Roley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Casey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Knifley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Dunbar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Speck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Feathersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Barnett Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Neatsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Pellyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Eunice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Atterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atterson is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
- Holmes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mannsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mannsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Ella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rheber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Elk Horn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Absher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Christine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Dunnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Coburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Kellyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Cane Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Valley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Valley
- Evans Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Rubert Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Roley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Roley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502288 (Roley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502288 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mannsville
- Location given for Roley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2645122 Lon: -85.1630142
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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 Adair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |