A visit to the Roberts 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 Roberts Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roberts Cemetery
Lat: 42.0490° (42° 2' 56")
Lon: -73.1184° (-73° 7' 6")
The Roberts Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Roberts Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Roberts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dubois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubois Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Montville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Montville Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Huxley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huxley Cemetery
- The Huxley Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NMA.802 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
- The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Hemlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemlock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hemlock Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Colebrook River Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colebrook River Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colebrook River Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Colebrook River Burying Ground is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- South Quarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Quarter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Quarter Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tolland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tolland Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- New Marlborough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Marlborough Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Marlborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Marlborough Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Grantville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grantville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Danbury Quarter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury Quarter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Danbury Quarter Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Carroll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- The South Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Norfolk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103729 <6>
- Old North Road Burying Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Road Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old North Road Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old North Road Burying Ground is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Riverton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- West Hartland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hartland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Hartland Cemetery is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Beech Plain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Plain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beech Plain Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAN.800 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Colebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Colebrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- South Sandisfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Colebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Sandisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Colebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Southfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <8>
- New Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- East Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
- East Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <8>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- West Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hartland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartland
- West Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Hartland <8>
- Mill River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Gomorrah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- North Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Winsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Granville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- East Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Winchester Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canaan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <8>
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 Roberts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Norfolk
- North Canaan
- Winsted
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 helpful 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 Roberts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Berkshire County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Roberts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #600353 (Roberts Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #600353 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Tolland Center
- County: Berkshire Elev: 462
- Location given for GNIS #600353 (Roberts Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roberts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0490, Longitude: -73.1184 In this case, the coordinates for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |