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:
32.4132, -90.3748
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 Hinds County<2>.
The county seat for Hinds County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Roberts Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Roberts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tinnin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tinnin Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnin Cemetery
- Cowles Meade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowles Meade Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Meade Cemetery
- Lula Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lula Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Garden Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garden Memorial Park is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Memorial Park
- Pocahontas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pocahontas Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Cemetery
- Underhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Underhill Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Birdsong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Birdsong Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Hope Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hope Spring Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Spring Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Center MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Fearns Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora 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 Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Adelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Mannsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridgeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- North Town Plaza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bentonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Byram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flowood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Learned
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
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 Hinds County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentonia
- Clinton
- Edwards
- Flora
- Flora lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Roberts Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Jackson
- Pearl
- Raymond
- Ridgeland
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Hinds 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 #676705 (Roberts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676705 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: Hinds
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pocahontas
- Location given for Roberts Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4131991 Lon: -90.3748153
- 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 Hinds, 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 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. |
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