A visit to the Miller 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 Miller Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miller Cemetery:
37.0279, -80.0523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miller Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miller 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 east southeast of the Miller Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Miller Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miller Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson - Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Prillaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prillaman Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Piney River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Piney River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Handy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Handy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy 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
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Miller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miller Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Algoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Pizarro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Villa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Dodson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Alleghany Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Wabun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Oak Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Elliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Miller 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 Miller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Miller Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Floyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Rocky Mount
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 Miller 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 Miller Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791099 (Miller Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791099 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: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callaway
- Location given for Miller Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0279154 Lon: -80.0522594
- 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- Miller 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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