A visit to the Boones Mill 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 Mill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boones Mill Cemetery:
37.1221, -79.9553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boones Mill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boones Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Boones Mill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boones Mill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Boones Mill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boones Mill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Donahoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Donahoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoo Cemetery
- Clemons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Taylor - Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Flora - Teel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flora - Teel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora - Teel Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Boitnott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boitnott Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oylers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oylers Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Germantown Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Kingery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kingery Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingery Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
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 Boones Mill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boones Mill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boones Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gogginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Burnt Chimney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Algoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montgomery Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Ferrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Westlake Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Goodview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
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 Mill 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 Mill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Salem
- Salem lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Boones Mill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Vinton
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 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 Mill 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 Mill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494395 (Boones Mill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494395 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: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boones Mill
- Location given for Boones Mill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.122083 Lon: -79.9553136
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boones Mill 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. |