Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Roberta (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roberta. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Roberta is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Roberta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roberta:
- Scott County (The home county of Roberta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Verdun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Isham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Helenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Stanfill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Silica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Jellico
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Habersham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- LaFollette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Morley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Fincastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Pine Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Gernt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pall Mall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Little Crab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Burrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Annadel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Mahan Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Deer Lodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Lancing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Alpha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Static
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Strunk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitley City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pulaski County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Parmleysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Ritner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Mount Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sumpter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Slickford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Murl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Rankin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Ayers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Red Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Emlyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Packard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Verne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Nevisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Rockholds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roberta, see our County-by-County Page for Roberta.
Cemeteries Near Roberta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roberta.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Roberta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roberta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Grave Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marcum - Kidd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fed Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spradlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Litton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooper Memorial Gardens is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Oneida.
- The Cooper Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- New Haven Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147163 <2>
- New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northeast of Oneida.
- The Scott Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Jeffers Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136342 <2>
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Troxel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- The Troxel Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Cemetery
- Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Oneida.
- The Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazel Valley Church Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17666 <2>
- Carson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Memorial Cemetery
- The Carson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carson Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Roberta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roberta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roberta, with the one closest to Roberta listed first.
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Isham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Helenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- New River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jeffers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Rugby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hughett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Pioneer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parmleysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roberta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roberta.
Newspapers Published in Roberta ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roberta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roberta, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roberta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roberta:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Clinton County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Roberta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |