A visit to the Maxey 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 Maxey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maxey Cemetery:
37.0335, -79.6873
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maxey 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 southwest of the Maxey 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 Maxey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maxey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter - Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poindexter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Housman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Housman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housman Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Kesler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesler Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Cundiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (22 more) ...
- David Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Lumsden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Housman - Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fralin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Brown - Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maxey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maxey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Penhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- 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
- Westlake Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
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- Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Laprades Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Burnt Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Davis Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Worlds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Huddleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Maxey 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 Maxey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Maxey 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 Maxey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791093 (Maxey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791093 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: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Maxey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.033476 Lon: -79.6872522
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maxey 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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