A visit to the Doss 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 Doss Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Doss Cemetery:
36.9863, -79.6286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Doss Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Doss Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Doss Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Doss Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Doss Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Doss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Kemp - David Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kemp - David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp - David Cemetery
- Neville - Horsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradner - Toller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Brown - Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown - Kelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Kelly Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- 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
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Cundiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Moore - Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Burial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Burial Park
- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins 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 Doss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Doss Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penhook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laprades Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Museville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- North Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Worlds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Villa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Weal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huddleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Swansonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Davis Mill
(15 miles [24.1 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 Doss 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 Doss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gretna
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Doss 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 Doss Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791522 (Doss Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791522 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: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penhook
- Location given for Doss Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9862545 Lon: -79.6286404
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doss 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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