A visit to the Minton 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 Minton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minton Cemetery:
36.9832, -79.9759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minton Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the east northeast of the Minton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Minton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Minton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Handy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Handy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Clearview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clearview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview 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
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Story Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Story Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Creek Cemetery
- Hodges - Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carolina Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Angle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Angle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Cemetery
- Helms - Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Helms - Dyer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms - Dyer Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Nichols - Hodges - Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Greer - Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hodges - Stump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove 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]<3> of the Minton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barfoot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Prilliman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Boones Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Burnt Chimney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Pizarro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Bent Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Bassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
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 Minton 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 Minton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- 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 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 Minton 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 Minton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791255 (Minton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791255 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: 417 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rocky Mount
- Location given for Minton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9831948 Lon: -79.9758685
- 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- Minton 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. |