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:
36.9207, -79.7081
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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Law Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 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.
- Zeigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Hundley - Beckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Matley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Matley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matley Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Fralin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fralin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fralin Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Allman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Wilson - Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson - Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Cook Cemetery
- Brown - Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Lovell - Yeatts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Amos - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Amos - Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos - Smith Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Moore - Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Laprades Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Penhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worlds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leatherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Swansonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Barfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Westlake Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Burnt Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Gogginsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Reed Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Weal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Radford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Prilliman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Hickman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(16 miles [25.7 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 Law Cemetery. 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.
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 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 #1791578 (Law Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791578 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: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penhook
- Location given for Law Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9206965 Lon: -79.7080863
- 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- 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> | 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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