A visit to the Donahoo 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 Donahoo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donahoo Cemetery:
37.1204, -79.9289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donahoo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donahoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the south southeast of the Donahoo Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Donahoo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donahoo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Boones Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boones Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Boitnott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boitnott Cemetery
- Oylers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oylers Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- 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
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Minnix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Minnix Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnix Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- 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
- Taylor - Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Mountain View Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Germantown Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Turnbull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Bonbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bonbrook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonbrook Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Red Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Red Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett 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 Donahoo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donahoo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boones Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gogginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Burnt Chimney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- 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
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montgomery Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Bent Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Wabun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
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 Donahoo 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 Donahoo 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 Donahoo 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 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 Donahoo 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 Donahoo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465884 (Donahoo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465884 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: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boones Mill
- Location given for Donahoo Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1204167 Lon: -79.9289243
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donahoo 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. |