A visit to the Roby 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 Roby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roby Cemetery:
35.4645, -88.3985
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roby Cemetery.
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.<3>
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)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Grove Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Presler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Presler Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presler Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cabo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cabo Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabo Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Grider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grider Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Enville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Reagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Middle Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotts Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leapwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mifflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Finger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Fern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
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.
- Adamsville
- Decaturville
- Henderson
- Lexington
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
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 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 Roby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Roby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644641 (Roby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644641 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Enville
- Location given for Roby Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4645196 Lon: -88.3983775
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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