A visit to the Rolen 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 Rolen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rolen Cemetery:
35.8420, -83.3388
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rolen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rolen Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Rolen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Rolen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rolen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Breeden - Rolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McMahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Eledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eledge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eledge Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Howard View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Howard View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard View Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rolen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolen Cemetery
- Stinnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stinnett Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Hartsell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartsell Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rolen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rolen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- East Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Cosby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittman Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Wilton Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bailey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Edwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sevierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gatlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Chalet Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Baneberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Waldens Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Bybee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dumplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Henry Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
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 Rolen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rolen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Gatlinburg
- Newport
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rolen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Rolen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645471 (Rolen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645471 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jones Cove
- Location given for Rolen Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8420388 Lon: -83.3387704
- 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 Sevier, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolen 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |