A visit to the Rogers 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 Rogers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rogers Cemetery:
35.2979, -83.1779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the north northwest of the Rogers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rogers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rogers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rogers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wike Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wike Cemetery
- The Wike Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49185 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stillwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
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- New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesleyanna UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smook Cemetery
- Hoyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Queen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Queen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
- Brasstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Norman - Blanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rogers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rogers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cullowhee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- East Laport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Tuckasegee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Ruby City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Dillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Addie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ellijay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Argura
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Balsam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
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 Rogers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rogers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- Cherokee
- Franklin
- Sylva
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rogers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Rogers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993646 (Rogers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993646 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 685 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylva South
- Location given for Rogers Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2978777 Lon: -83.1779223
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Rogers 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. |