A visit to the Altice 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 Altice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Altice Cemetery:
37.1471, -79.8014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Altice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Altice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Altice Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Altice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Altice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Cemetery
- Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holy Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Basham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Ridgway - Garland - Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garland - Ridgeway - Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Hanabass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanabass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanabass Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ozzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ozzie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozzie Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Jeter - Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newbill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Aylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Aylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylor Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Oylers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oylers Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Chapel Cemetery
- Kasey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kasey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey Cemetery
- Neathawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neathawk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathawk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Altice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Altice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Westlake Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Montgomery Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- North Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Union Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
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 Altice 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 Altice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moneta
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Vinton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Altice 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 Altice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791024 (Altice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791024 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: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Altice Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1470847 Lon: -79.8014226
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altice 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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