A visit to the Rolesville 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 Rolesville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rolesville Cemetery:
35.9379, -78.4558
The Rolesville Cemetery is located in Wake County<1>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Rolesville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rolesville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Rolesville Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rolesville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Pine Forest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fair View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- New Light Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mullen Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doub Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Doub Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doub Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh National Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jack Bailey Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bagwell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood 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]<2> of the Rolesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rolesville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rolesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wake Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neuse Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Youngsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Light
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Knightdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Skycrest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Wendell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Katesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Shotwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murraytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
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 Rolesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rolesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rolesville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wake 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 Rolesville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993656 (Rolesville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993656 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rolesville
- Location given for Rolesville Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9382073 Lon: -78.455555
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolesville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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