A visit to the Gregory 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 Gregory Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gregory Cemetery:
36.9363, -79.8125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the northwest of the Gregory Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> of the Gregory Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gregory Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dudley Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Robertson - Bowles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arrington - Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hicks - Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hicks - Wade Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks - Wade Cemetery
- Cooper - Hutcherson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hall - Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hall - Hodges Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Hodges Cemetery
- Mitchell - Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Law - Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Law - Cooper Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Wade - Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wade - Hodges Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Lavinder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lavinder Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Woody Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Parcell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Parcell Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Lovell - Tyree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lovell - Tyree Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell - Tyree Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Bousman - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wilson - Woods - Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eames Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eames Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- English - Tyree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
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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 Gregory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gregory Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sydnorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redwood is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Union Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Villa was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Laprades Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Felicia was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Penhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
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- Burnt Chimney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Prilliman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Reed Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Worlds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- North Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
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 Gregory Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gregory 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 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 Gregory 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 Gregory Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791541 (Gregory Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791541 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: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladehill
- Location given for Gregory Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9362514 Lon: -79.8125325
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gregory 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. |