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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Roby Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.4645°   (35° 27' 52")

Lon:   -88.3985°   (-88° 23' 54")

The Roby Cemetery is located in Chester County<1>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west of the Roby Cemetery .

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 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 Roby Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Chester County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Roby Cemetery.

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

    • Rhodes Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • Enville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
      • Enville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Reagan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <4>
    • Milledgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
    • Middle Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
      • Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
    • Jacks Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Scotts Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Henderson County
    • Mifflin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Chester County
    • Sibley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Hardin County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Saltillo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
        • Saltillo is located in Hardin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Lexington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Henderson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Finger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
        • Finger is located in McNairy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <4>
      • Dunbar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
        • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
      • Adamsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Crump
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
        • Crump is located in Hardin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <4>
      • White Fern
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
        • White Fern is located in Henderson County
      • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
        • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
      • Montezuma
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
        • Montezuma is located in Chester County
      • Decaturville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

    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 Roby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Roby Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Shiloh Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Grove Springs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Springs Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Springs Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Edge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11646 <6>
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Little Hurricane Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Presler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presler Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presler Cemetery
    • Beecham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beecham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beecham Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beecham Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Cabo Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cabo Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabo Cemetery
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Grider Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grider Cemetery is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grider Cemetery
      • Moss Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moss Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Old Salem Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
      • Hurricane Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Hardin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
      • Spring Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • McBride Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McBride Cemetery is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery

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

    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 Roby Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1644641  (Roby Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1644641 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Enville
      • County: Chester         Elev: 163
      • Location given for GNIS #1644641 (Roby Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roby Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4645, Longitude: -88.3985    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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