A visit to the Roper 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 Roper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roper Cemetery:
36.5856, -89.0831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roper Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Hickman. Hickman lies just to the west of the Roper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Roper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- The Clinton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clinton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #853064 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Slave Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crossland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crossland Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Vivrett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Vivrett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivrett Cemetery
- McWhort Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McWhort Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhort Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Cayce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Rives
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Terrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- McConnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Milburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
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 Roper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardwell
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Troy
- Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Roper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 Roper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 Roper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502310 (Roper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502310 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cayce
- Location given for Roper Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5856162 Lon: -89.0831211
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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 Fulton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roper 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |