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A visit to the Roberts Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Roberts Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Roberts Cemetery (FG ID #51885)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Roberts Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roberts Cemetery

Lat:   37.6523°   (37° 39' 8")

Lon:   -79.3055°   (-79° 18' 19")

The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amherst County<3>.

The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Roberts Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Roberts Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Grant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Gatewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Paxton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paxton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Mt. Lidia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lidia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lidia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lidia Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Salling Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salling Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salling Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salling Family Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Ivy Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
  • Falling Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falling Spring Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Glasgow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glasgow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glasgow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Henley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Higginbotham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Coffeytown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Burford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Mays Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County

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]<4> of the Roberts Cemetery.

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

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 Roberts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roberts 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 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 Roberts Cemetery:

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 Roberts Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1486673  (Roberts Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1486673 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Buena Vista
    • County: Amherst         Elev: 416
    • Location given for GNIS #1486673 (Roberts Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51885

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amherst, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roberts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6523, Longitude: -79.3055       In this case, the coordinates for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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