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. 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 Roberts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roberts Cemetery:
31.2188, -90.9520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Roberts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roberts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Roberts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Faust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Cassels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cassels Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassels Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- William Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The William Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Huff Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Gloster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63346 <5>
- Longmire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Gloster Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Big Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Antioch Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- O'Neil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Crosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Brookside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Troy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Whitaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Wilkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Bude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
- Glading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Roxie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McElveen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Eddiceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
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 Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Meadville
- Woodville
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 websites either 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Roberts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694576 (Roberts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694576 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Roberts Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2187848 Lon: -90.9520473
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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- Roberts 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. |