A visit to the Law 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 Law Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Law Cemetery:
36.8715, -79.8314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Law Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Law 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 north northwest of the Law Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 44 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Law Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Law Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson - Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parcell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Parcell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcell Cemetery
- Tyree - Turner - Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beach - Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beach - Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach - Scott Cemetery
- 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
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Tyree - Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
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- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Lavinder - Garvin - Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell - Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Smith - Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bousman - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parcell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parcell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcell Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Hodges - Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodges - Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges - Love Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Brodie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brodie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wilson - Woods - Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hodges - English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Lovell - Tyree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Law Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Law Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sydnorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Oak Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Ferrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laprades Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Villa Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Union Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Fieldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Worlds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Penhook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Law 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 Law Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Martinsville
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Law 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 Law Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791582 (Law Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791582 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: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snow Creek
- Location given for Law Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8715279 Lon: -79.8314233
- 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 '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- Law 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. |