A visit to the Holy Emmanuel 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 Holy Emmanuel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Emmanuel Cemetery:
37.1460, -79.7809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Emmanuel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Emmanuel 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 south southwest of the Holy Emmanuel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Emmanuel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Holy Emmanuel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Emmanuel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Altice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Jeter - Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McGuire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Aylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Aylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylor Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Oylers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oylers Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Chapel Cemetery
- Neathawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neathawk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathawk Cemetery
- Basham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Kennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Board - Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Kasey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kasey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey Cemetery
- Swain - Basham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Emmanuel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Emmanuel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Westlake Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Goodview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Boones Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Union Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Joppa Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
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 Holy Emmanuel 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 Holy Emmanuel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moneta
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Vinton
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 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 Holy Emmanuel 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 Holy Emmanuel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791081 (Holy Emmanuel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791081 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: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Holy Emmanuel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1459738 Lon: -79.7808666
- 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- Holy Emmanuel 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. |