A visit to the Roselawn Memorial Garden ...
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 Roselawn Memorial Garden ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roselawn Memorial Garden:
37.3540, -81.1195
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roselawn Memorial Garden is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the northeast of the Roselawn Memorial Garden .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Roselawn Memorial Garden.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roselawn Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.
- Bratton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Winfrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Roach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Resthaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Winfrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Honaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oney Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Roselawn Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roselawn Memorial Garden, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnston Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
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- El Centro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
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- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
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- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Blake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Littlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- East River ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County
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- Bethel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
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- Lashmeet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
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- Rocky Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Round Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Matoaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
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- Flipping
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bramwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nemours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
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- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coopers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Mercer County
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- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Hicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Coaldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
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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 Roselawn Memorial Garden. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roselawn Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
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 Roselawn Memorial Garden:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Roselawn Memorial Garden:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1552733 (Roselawn Memorial Garden)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552733 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 792 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Roselawn Memorial Garden:
- Lat: 37.3540069 Lon: -81.119537
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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 Mercer, 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 from Point A (ie- Roselawn Memorial Garden) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |