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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   35.9379°   (35° 56' 16")

Lon:   -78.4558°   (-78° 27' 20")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
    • Rolesville is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <7>
  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyatt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Wyatt is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyatt
    • From the Rolesville Cemetery to Wyatt
  • Wake Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
    • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <7>
  • Neuse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
    • Falls is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Falls
    • From the Rolesville Cemetery to Falls
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
    • Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
  • Knightdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
    • Knightdale is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <7>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
    • Timberlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
      • Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
    • Shotwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Murraytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
      • Murraytown is located in Nash County
    • Pickwick Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
    • Glenwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
      • Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
    • Union Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
      • Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
    • Louisburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 begin with 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 Rolesville Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #993656 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rolesville
    • County: Wake         Elev: 134
    • Location given for GNIS #993656 (Rolesville Cemetery)

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rolesville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9379, Longitude: -78.4558    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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