A visit to the Dent 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 Dent Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dent Cemetery:
37.0513, -79.7603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dent Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dent 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 southwest of the Dent Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Dent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Crafts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crafts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Old Bethel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Holland - Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumsden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lumsden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumsden Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Southall - Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon - English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dent Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
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- Redwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
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- Villa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Westlake Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
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- North Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Barfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Laprades Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boones Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Davis Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Chamblissburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
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 Dent 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 Dent 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 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 Dent 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 Dent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465732 (Dent Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465732 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: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redwood
- Location given for Dent Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0512527 Lon: -79.7603089
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dent 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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