A visit to the Roe 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 Roe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roe Cemetery:
36.6496, -81.8248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roe Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Roe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Roe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509563 <5>
- Neff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Astin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Baugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Baugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Larmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Matron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Matron Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matron Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum 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 Roe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drowning Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Masada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Watauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Shingletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fuller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loves Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Fleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Whitetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Mountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chilhowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Lowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Rust Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Holston Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Greendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
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 Roe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Mountain City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Roe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Roe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486757 (Roe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486757 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 610 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Damascus
- Location given for Roe Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6495594 Lon: -81.824843
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roe 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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