A visit to the Roark 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 Roark Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roark Cemetery:
36.5762, -86.6369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roark Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roark Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Roark Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 38 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Roark Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Barry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Bigbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bigbee Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Grainger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grainger Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Somerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Buntin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Buntin Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Eubank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eubank Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Barr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Barry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Weir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Roney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roney Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Meritt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meritt Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Brooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brooke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Thornhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Sumner County
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- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Glidewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glidewell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sumner County
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- Groves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Byrams Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrams Chapel Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roark Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mulloy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Cross Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Calistia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Orlinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
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- Black Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
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- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
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- Johnsons Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
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- Hall Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Prices Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Cottontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
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- South Tunnel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sengtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
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 Roark Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adairville
- Greenbrier
- Portland
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 websites either 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 Roark Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Roark Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299580 (Roark Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299580 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlinda
- Location given for Roark Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5761543 Lon: -86.6369399
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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 Robertson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roark 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. |