A visit to the Roe 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 Roe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roe Cemetery:
42.3937, -76.4169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the northwest of the Roe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Roe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Quick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- Adams Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Hollow Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Hollow Cemetery
- Mulks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mulks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulks Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Danby Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Danby Rural Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Rural Cemetery
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Caroline Centre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Besemer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- White Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Slaterville Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Danby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Varna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Forest Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- East Ithaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- South Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Caroline Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Ithaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- West Danby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Candor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harford Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Myers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Peruville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- East Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- McLean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
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 Roe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Candor
- Danby
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Ithaca
- Newfield
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 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 Roe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Tompkins 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 Roe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #962803 (Roe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962803 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: Tompkins
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ithaca East
- Location given for Roe Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3936841 Lon: -76.4168823
- 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 New York's counties, including Tompkins, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roe 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. |