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:
32.1965, -89.5690
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 Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Roberts Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Roberts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Goodhope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Luther Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Derrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Derrick Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luther Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warren's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Warren's Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren's Cemetery
- The Warren's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Luther Chapel Cemetery
- Searcy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
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- Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Providence Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Burns UMB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burns UMB Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns UMB Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Burns Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burns Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Baptist Cemetery
- The Burns Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burns Baptist Church Cemetery
- Noblin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Noblin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblin Cemetery
- Homewood Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brassel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brassel Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassel Cemetery
- Pulaski Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pulaski Independent Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Pulaski Independent Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pulaski Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Haile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haile Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moulder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moulder Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Burns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Hunter Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Cooperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Daniel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Puckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Pelahatchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Sylvarena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Success ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 #694577 (Roberts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694577 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homewood
- Location given for Roberts Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1965383 Lon: -89.5689591
- 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 Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |