A visit to the Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Park ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park
Lat: 36.6810° (36° 40' 51")
Lon: -76.9352° (-76° 56' 6")
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Memorial Park.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Municipal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Franklin Municipal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillette Family Cemetery
- The Gillette Family Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Southampton Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southampton Memorial Park
- The Southampton Memorial Park is located in Southampton County
- Wester - Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wester - Davis Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wester - Davis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Wester - Davis Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
- The Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152574 <5>
- McClenny Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClenny Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McClenny Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The McClenny Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Courtland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtland Cemetery
- The Courtland Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Barham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barham Cemetery
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Gay Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Family Cemetery
- The Gay Family Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Brett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Brett Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Raiford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raiford Cemetery
- The Raiford Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Mt. Table Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Table Cemetery
- The Mt. Table Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristown Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bristown Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Bristown Family Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Holland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Capron.
- Hollywood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes UMC Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barnes UMC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Barnes UMC Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bowden Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Bowden Family Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Raiford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
- Isaac
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Watkins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Edgehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Hunterdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Kingsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Cypress Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Delaware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Handsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Carrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Sedley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Walters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <6>
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County
- Pittmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Newsoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Black Creek
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 Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Franklin lies less than 2 miles<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Franklin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Park:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Virginia
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Virginia
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1479085 (Memorial Park)
- Note: GNIS record #1479085 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Franklin
- County: Franklin (city) Elev: 11
- Location given for GNIS #1479085 (Memorial Park)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6810, Longitude: -76.9352 In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |