A visit to the Boones Chapel 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 Boones Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boones Chapel Cemetery:
36.8538, -79.7017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boones Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boones Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Boones Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boones Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Boones Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boones Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis - Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Walker - Rigney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Matley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Matley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matley Cemetery
- Hundley - Beckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Creek Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Creek Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snow Creek Memorial Gardens is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Sydnorsville.
- The Snow Creek Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Snow Creek Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977689 <5>
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Burell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burell Cemetery
- Truevine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truevine 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 Boones Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boones Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Laprades Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Worlds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Swansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Penhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Axton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Villa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Pittsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- North Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Barfoot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Boones Chapel 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 Boones Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Boones Chapel 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 Boones Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791496 (Boones Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791496 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: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Valley
- Location given for Boones Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8537505 Lon: -79.7016983
- 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' (or 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- Boones Chapel 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |