Roach Cemetery
Roach Cemetery is a cemetery in Mercer, West Virginia. Roach Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Johnston Town, as well as near Lilly Grove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mercer County Courthouse and Princeton Senior High School.
Mercer County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1930–31 in the Art Moderne style. Designed by Alex B. Mahood, it is the most significant example of the style in southern West Virginia. Mercer County Courthouse is situated 1¼ miles north of Roach Cemetery.
Princeton Senior High School
School
Princeton Senior High School is located in Princeton, West Virginia and is the largest high school in Mercer County. The school is located at 1321 Stafford Drive in Princeton. Princeton Senior High School is situated 4,000 feet north of Roach Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princeton and Johnston Town.
Princeton
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Princeton is a city of 6,347 people in West Virginia. It was established in 1838 and named for Princeton, New Jersey, where General Hugh Mercer — an apothecary from Fredericksburg, Virginia, for whom Mercer County was named — was killed in a Revolutionary War battle.
Johnston Town
Hamlet
Johnston Town is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Johnston Town is located on West Virginia Route 20, 2 miles east-southeast of Princeton. Johnston Town is situated 2½ miles west of Roach Cemetery.
Lilly Grove
Hamlet
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Lilly Grove is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Lilly Grove is located along West Virginia Route 20, 2 miles east of Princeton. Lilly Grove is situated 2½ miles north of Roach Cemetery.
Roach Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Mercer, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.34901° or 37° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
-81.09676° or 81° 5′ 48″ westElevation
2,589 feet (789 metres)Open location code
869W8WX3+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 356524350OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4820136
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