A visit to the Abshire 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 Abshire Cemetery ...
The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Boitnott Cemetery
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Bonbrook Cemetery
- The Bonbrook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Boones Mill Cemetery
- The Boones Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Doran Cemetery
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Fisher Cemetery
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Flora - Teel Cemetery
- The Flora - Teel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Franklin Memorial Park
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
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- Germantown Brick Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Minnix Cemetery
- The Minnix Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mountain View Burial Park
- Oylers Cemetery
- The Oylers Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
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- Pate Cemetery
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Peters Cemetery
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Piedmont Cemetery
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Plunkett Cemetery
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Red Valley Cemetery
- The Red Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Starkey Cemetery
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Taylor - Worley Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Webster Cemetery
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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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]<2> of the Abshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Algoma
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
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- Barfoot
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
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- Bent Mountain
- Boones Mill
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
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- Burnt Chimney
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
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- Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
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- Clevilas ‑ Historic
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
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- Felicia ‑ Historic
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
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- Ferrum
- Garden City
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
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- Gogginsville
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodview
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
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- Hickman
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
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- Montgomery Village
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
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- North Shore
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
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- Redwood
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
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- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Salem
- Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
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- Union Hall
- Villa ‑ Historic
- Villa is located in Franklin County
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- Vinton
- Wabun
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
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- Westlake Corner
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin 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 Abshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Salem
- Vinton
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 Abshire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Abshire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462344 (Abshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462344 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boones Mill
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Abshire Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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