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A visit to the Roans Prairie 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 Roans Prairie Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roans Prairie Cemetery:

30.5866, -95.9288

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roans Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Roans Prairie Cemetery is located in Grimes County<2>.

The county seat for Grimes County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies just to the south southwest of the Roans Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Roans Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Roans Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Shiro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Shiro Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiro Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • David Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The David Chapel Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Chapel Cemetery
  • Red Top Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Red Top Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Top Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Shiro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6281 <5>
  • Kennard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kennard Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard Cemetery
  • Mason Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Longstreet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Longstreet Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet Cemetery
  • Bays Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bays Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Chapel Cemetery
  • Driscoll Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Driscoll Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Little Flock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
    • Berryman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
    • Ross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
    • Mustang Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mustang Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Cemetery
    • Lake Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
    • Steele Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Steele Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Grove Cemetery
    • Erwin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Erwin Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
    • Waller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waller Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Roans Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roans Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Roans Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shiro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Apolonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
  • Richards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesley Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
  • Dacus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Bedias
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Iola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Navasota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Plantersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dobbin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millican
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Farm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • Wellborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Roans Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grimes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Roans Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Grimes 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 Roans Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366555  (Roans Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366555 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: Grimes
      • Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roans Prairie
      • Location given for Roans Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5865879     Lon: -95.9288412
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Grimes, 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- Roans Prairie 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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