A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
37.2393, -81.3940
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the French Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Wagner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Mathena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathena Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Valley Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Vista Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Perdus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perdus Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Sinkford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sinkford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Grandview Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
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- Boissevain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Abbs Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Falls Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Yards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
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- Pocahontas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Wittens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Shawver Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nemours
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Anawalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Little Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Adria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flipping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Thorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483538 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483538 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 843 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptop
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2392829 Lon: -81.3939922
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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 Tazewell, 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- French 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. |