A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
36.9882, -79.7417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the west of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Brooks - Metts - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holland - Tyree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Glade Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glade Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Hill Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Housman - Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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- Ayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Chitwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Bousman - Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown - Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Wilson - Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson - Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Cook Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Fralin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fralin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fralin Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Kesler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesler Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Housman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Housman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housman Cemetery
- Holland - Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Old Bethel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406880 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Penhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- North Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Westlake Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
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- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Worlds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
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 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 Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791510 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791510 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: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penhook
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9881976 Lon: -79.7416966
- 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- Byrd 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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