A visit to the Roach 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 Roach Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roach Cemetery:
38.8756, -81.4398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roach Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the southeast of the Roach Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roach Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Roach Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roach Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Callow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Callow Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callow Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McClung Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClung Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <6>
- Mt. Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutcheon Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cranesnest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesnest Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Chrislip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chrislip Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrislip Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrislip Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78006 <6>
- Beckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
- Millerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Hooam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roach Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Reedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Lucile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Liverpool
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Flint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Hereford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Windy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Rocksdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Pink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
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 Roach Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roach 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 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 Roach Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Roach Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545788 (Roach Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545788 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reedy
- Location given for Roach Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8756406 Lon: -81.4398436
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Roane, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roach 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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