A visit to the Roper 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 Roper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roper Cemetery:
35.0212, -86.7706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Roper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Roper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abernathy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Sulser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sulser Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulser Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- New Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Corpier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Corpier Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpier Cemetery
- Lewter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewter Cemetery
- Hopwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Delap - Clemant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Delap - Clemant Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delap - Clemant Cemetery
- Tillery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tillery Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter 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 Roper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cash Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Elkmont Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Dellrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Toney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pettusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Harvest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Harms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Frankewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Roper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Roper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645356 (Roper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645356 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dellrose
- Location given for Roper Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0211957 Lon: -86.7705559
- 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 Lincoln, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roper 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. |
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