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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:

32.7621, -100.3737

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

The Roby Cemetery is located in Fisher County<2>.

The county seat for Fisher County is located in Roby. Roby lies just to the south southwest 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 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Roby Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
  • Rotan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rotan Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
  • Dowell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Dowell Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Hobbs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
  • Palava Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Palava Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palava Cemetery
  • Afton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Afton Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
  • Claytonville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Claytonville Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville Cemetery
  • Grady Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grady Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • North Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin Memorial Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hamlin Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamlin Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hamlin.
      • The Hamlin Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Hamlin East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3335 <5>
    • Camp Springs Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Camp Springs Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs Cemetery
    • Garden of memories Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cottonwood Flat Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Flat Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Snyder.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3065 <5>
    • Pyron Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pyron Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pyron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hermleigh.
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Roby Cemetery.

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

  • Roby
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Royston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Royston is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Sylvester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rotan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McCaulley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
  • Capitola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Hobbs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Claytonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Hamlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Avenger Village
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Radium
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Radium is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wastella ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wastella is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
    • Trent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Roscoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Top
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
    • Double Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
    • Anson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Tuxedo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
    • Aspermont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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 Fisher County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fisher 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 #1345350  (Roby Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345350 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: Fisher
      • Est. Elev: 593 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Royston
      • Location given for Roby Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7620531     Lon: -100.3737179
      • 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 Fisher, 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 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'.
    <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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