A visit to the Roaring Creek 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 Roaring Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roaring Creek Cemetery:
40.9040, -76.4149
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roaring Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg lies just to the north northwest of the Roaring Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roaring Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Roaring Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roaring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Catawissa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1047524 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <5>
- Rosemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <5>
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sharp Ridge Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Ridge Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <5>
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
- The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341011 <5>
- Creveling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Creveling Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <5>
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- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45485 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Tifereth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tifereth Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifereth Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
- The St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233213 <5>
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hetherington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hetherington Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherington Cemetery
- Elan Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elan Memorial Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elan Memorial Park
- The Elan Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Elan Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44751 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roaring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roaring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slabtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Numidia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Newlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Catawissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Bear Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Natalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shumans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Elysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Bloomsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Aristes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Almedia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Espy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Grovania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Marion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locustdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Reed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Kulpmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Lavelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Buckhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Lightstreet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Lime Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
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 Roaring Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roaring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Bloomsburg
- Catawissa
- Kulpmont
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 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 Roaring Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Roaring Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185167 (Roaring Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185167 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catawissa
- Location given for Roaring Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9039756 Lon: -76.4149475
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roaring Creek 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
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