A visit to the Roaring River 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 River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roaring River Cemetery:
36.3045, -85.3414
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roaring River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roaring River Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the north of the Roaring River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roaring River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Roaring River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roaring River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eckel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eckel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckel Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Okalona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Okalona Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okalona Cemetery
- Mathew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathew Cemetery
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartsaw Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsaw Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Cobble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cobble Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ruths Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruths Chapel Cemetery
- Dodson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Netherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Netherland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherland Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove 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 Roaring River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roaring River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Jeremiah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Bangham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Garretts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Algood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hanging Limb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Grey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Park Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Burristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Wilder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Southtown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Taylors Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
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 River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roaring River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Livingston
- Monterey
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roaring River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299572 (Roaring River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299572 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Okalona
- Location given for Roaring River Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3045067 Lon: -85.341358
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Overton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roaring River 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |