A visit to the Memorial Gardens 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
36.8338, -79.7617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison 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
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Brodie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brodie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Cemetery
- Davis - Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martin - Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Boones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boones Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wingfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wingfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingfield Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Lovell - Yeatts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Smith - Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Law Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Carver Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leatherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Sydnorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Reed Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Worlds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Laurel Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Swansonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stanleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Axton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Fieldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Prilliman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
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 Memorial Gardens 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Memorial Gardens 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791594 (Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791594 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: Snow Creek
- Location given for Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8337498 Lon: -79.7616998
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Gardens 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. |