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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:

36.9634, -92.5093

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 Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Roper Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Coy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Coy Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
  • Laurie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Laurie Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie Cemetery
  • Clever Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Clever Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever Creek Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Keith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Keith Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
  • Dobbs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
  • Billingsly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Whites Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Creek Cemetery
  • Loftin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Loftin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Ava Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ava Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava Cemetery
    • Tower Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Call-Sprague Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Call-Sprague Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call-Sprague Cemetery
      • The Call-Sprague Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Call Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27881 <5>
    • Mt. Harmon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
    • Macomb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Macomb Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb Cemetery
    • Findley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Findley Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley 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 Roper Cemetery.

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

  • Olathia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Olathia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
  • Ava
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
  • Macomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Macomb is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Squires
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Squires is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Mansfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gentryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Drury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Buckhart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Vanzant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Norwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wasola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wasola is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
  • Smallett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smallett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Almartha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Almartha is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
    • Rockbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Foil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Foil is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
    • Noble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Noble is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Brixey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brixey is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
    • Rome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Summit City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Arden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Red Bank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Romance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Romance is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Trail
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Trail is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Richville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Richville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Mountain Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 #743035  (Roper Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743035 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sweden
      • Location given for Roper Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9633881     Lon: -92.5093325
      • 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 Missouri's counties, including Douglas, 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- 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.