A visit to the Durham 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 Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durham Cemetery:
37.0838, -79.7167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Durham 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 southwest of the Durham Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Durham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Carter - Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Pasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pasley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Perdue - Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Holland - Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Poindexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Westlake Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
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- North Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Radford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblissburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Laprades Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Boones Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Durham 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 Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Durham 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791160 (Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791160 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: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.083753 Lon: -79.7166978
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durham 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. |