A visit to the Roads 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 Roads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roads Cemetery:
39.2012, -83.3977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roads Cemetery is located in Highland County<2>.
The county seat for Highland County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Roads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Roads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Curp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Curp Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curp Cemetery
- Cynthiana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cynthiana Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana Cemetery
- Hulitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hulitt Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulitt Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Butters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Butters Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters Cemetery
- Pumill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pumill Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dwyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dwyer Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwyer Cemetery
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- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Hicksite Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42196 <5>
- Christian Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Zink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zink Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zink Cemetery
- Pake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pake Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pake Cemetery
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 Roads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barretts Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Cynthiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- New Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Newfain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Sinking Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Berrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Elmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Bridges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- South Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Louden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- East Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Nipgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bourneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Roads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Highland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Greenfield
- Hillsboro
- Leesburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Roads Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Highland 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 Roads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045076 (Roads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045076 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: Highland
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rainsboro
- Location given for Roads Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2011769 Lon: -83.397692
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Highland, 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- Roads 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. |
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