A visit to the Dillon 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 Dillon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dillon Cemetery:
37.0110, -79.6800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Dillon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Dillon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dillon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maxey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Kesler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Fralin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fralin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown - Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown - Kelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Newbill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (20 more) ...
- David Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Poindexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Housman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Housman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housman 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
- Housman - Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mattox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Neville - Horsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp - David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kemp - David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp - David Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dillon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dillon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
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- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Laprades Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Westlake Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
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- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
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- Museville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- 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
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Moneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Goodview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
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 Dillon 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 Dillon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Dillon 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 Dillon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791061 (Dillon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791061 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: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Dillon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0109763 Lon: -79.6800296
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dillon 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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