A visit to the Hodges 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 Hodges Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hodges Cemetery:
36.9951, -79.7714
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the west of the Hodges Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Hodges Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hodges Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chitwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Bousman - Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Angle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Angle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Cemetery
- Chitwood - Altice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Glade Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Glade Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Hill Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Pelter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pelter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelter Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
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- Ayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Mitchell - Skinnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Robertson - Hoel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Brown - Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Ferguson - Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mattox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Old Bethel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406880 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hodges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hodges Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Penhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Barfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Laprades Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Westlake Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Museville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Worlds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Boones Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrum
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hodges 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 Hodges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hodges 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 Hodges Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791552 (Hodges Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791552 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: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladehill
- Location given for Hodges Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9951418 Lon: -79.7714193
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hodges 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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