A visit to the Housman - Ferguson 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 Housman - Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Housman - Ferguson Cemetery:
36.9971, -79.7156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Housman - Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Housman - Ferguson Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Housman - Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Housman - Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Housman - Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pelter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pelter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelter Cemetery
- 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
- Allman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Ferguson - Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis 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
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kesler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesler Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
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- Housman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Housman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housman Cemetery
- Lumsden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lumsden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumsden Cemetery
- Holland - Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington 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
- Brooks - Metts - Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holland - Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glade Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Glade Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Hill Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Brown - Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown - Kelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Kelly Cemetery
- 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
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Housman - Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Housman - Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Laprades Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- North Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Museville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Worlds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
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 Housman - Ferguson 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 Housman - Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moneta
- Moneta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Housman - Ferguson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moneta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Rocky Mount
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 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 Housman - Ferguson Cemetery:
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- 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 Housman - Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791560 (Housman-Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791560 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: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penhook
- Location given for Housman-Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9970869 Lon: -79.7155852
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Housman - Ferguson 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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