A visit to the Round Knob 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 Round Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Round Knob Cemetery:
38.6995, -81.3610
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Round Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the north of the Round Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Round Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Round Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Round Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Swank Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swank Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Gandeeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gandeeville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Whited Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whited Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whited Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- Keffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Droddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Droddy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droddy Cemetery
- Sergent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Cemetery
- Deverick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deverick Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Hascue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hascue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hascue Cemetery
- Eplin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eplin Chapel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplin Chapel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Coe - Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Round Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Round Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rushville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Zona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Kester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Flint Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Cicerone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Island Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Oka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Rocksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Arnoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
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 Round Knob Cemetery. The following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Round Knob 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 Round Knob 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 Round Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546108 (Round Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546108 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: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneyville
- Location given for Round Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6995355 Lon: -81.3609534
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Knob 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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