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A visit to the Roach 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 Roach Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roach Cemetery:

35.0528, -98.1773

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Roach Cemetery is located in Caddo County<2>.

The county seat for Caddo County is located in Anadarko. Anadarko lies just to the west northwest of the Roach Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Roach Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Roach Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roach Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kiowa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kiowa Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Cemetery
  • Memory Lane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Memory Lane Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Lane Cemetery
    • The Memory Lane Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Anadarko Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98944 <5>
  • Verden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Verden Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden Cemetery
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Laverty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Laverty Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverty Cemetery
  • Half Moon Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ware Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
  • Cement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Cement Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Red Stone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Red Stone Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Stone Cemetery
  • Gracemont Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gracemont Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracemont Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Celestial Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woods Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fair Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Fair Lawn Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Lawn Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Roach Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roach Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Indian City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
  • Anadarko
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Verden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Washita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cyril
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gracemont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Norge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norge is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Chickasha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ninnekah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Cobb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Apache
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pocasset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fletcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Agawam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
    • Amber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cogar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
    • Elgin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
    • Sterling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Tabler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Binger
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Roach Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caddo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roach Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amber
    • Amber lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Roach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amber.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Anadarko
  • Apache
  • Binger
    • Binger lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Roach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Binger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
  • Cement
    • Cement lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Roach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cement.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
  • Chickasha
  • Cyril
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Roach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Fletcher
  • Fort Cobb
  • Gracemont
  • Minco
    • Minco lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Roach Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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 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 Roach Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Caddo 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 Roach Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097242  (Roach Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097242 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: Caddo
      • Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Anadarko East
      • Location given for Roach Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.0528407     Lon: -98.1772718
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Caddo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roach 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.