A visit to the Carper 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 Carper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carper Cemetery:
37.0440, -79.9453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carper Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the southeast of the Carper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Carper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Overfelt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Overfelt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfelt Cemetery
- Gogginsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gogginsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville Cemetery
- Mountain View Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flora - Teel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flora - Teel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora - Teel Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Carolina Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Germantown Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Helms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Greer - Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges - Stump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges 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 Carper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gogginsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boones Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Burnt Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Ferrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bent Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Union Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Montgomery Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Carper 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 Carper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
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 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 Carper 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 Carper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791046 (Carper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791046 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: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boones Mill
- Location given for Carper Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0440282 Lon: -79.9453125
- 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 '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- Carper 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. |