A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Franklin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franklin Cemetery (FG ID #44879).
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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
41.4124, -79.8283
The Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
The cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.
The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the south of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Melat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Lamey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamey Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamey Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Millcreek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millcreek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Millcreek Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Sugarcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nicklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Polk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cranberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- McClintock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hasson Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Rouseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rynd Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Wilson Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deckard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plumer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Franklin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Venango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Oil City
- Petroleum Center
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 helpful 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 Franklin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44879
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1198769 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1198769 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4122801 Lon: -79.8283882
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |