A visit to the Franklin Municipal 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 Franklin Municipal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery:
36.6652, -76.9280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Municipal Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<3> to the west of the Franklin Municipal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Municipal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Franklin Municipal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Municipal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Franklin City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Southampton Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152574 <5>
- Wester - Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wester - Davis Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester - Davis Cemetery
- Brett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brett Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brett Cemetery
- McClenny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McClenny Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClenny Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Cemetery
- Barham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gay Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gay Family Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Family Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Mt. Table Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Table Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Table Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Raiford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Raiford Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Franklin Municipal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Municipal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Isaac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Edgehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Watkins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Delaware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cypress Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Handsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Carrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Sunbeam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Pittmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Sedley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Walters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <6>
- Reynoldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Vincent Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
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 Franklin Municipal 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 Franklin Municipal 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 Franklin Municipal 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 Franklin Municipal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739053 (Franklin Municipal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739053 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: 8 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for Franklin Municipal Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6651509 Lon: -76.9280164
- 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 from Point A (ie- Franklin Municipal 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |