A visit to the Lumsden 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 Lumsden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lumsden Cemetery:
37.0365, -79.7245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lumsden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lumsden 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 southwest of the Lumsden Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Lumsden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lumsden 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
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Holland - Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crafts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crafts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Old Bethel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Housman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Housman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housman Cemetery
- Kesler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesler Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Poindexter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Carter - Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Southall - Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Poindexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pelter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pelter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelter Cemetery
- Mattox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Housman - Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Fralin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fralin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fralin Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dillon - English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lumsden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lumsden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- North Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Burnt Chimney
(6 miles [9.7 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)
- 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
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Museville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Davis Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Boones Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worlds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- 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 Lumsden 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 Lumsden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lumsden 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 Lumsden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791180 (Lumsden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791180 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: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Lumsden Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0365311 Lon: -79.7244748
- 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- Lumsden 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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