A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
37.1290, -79.8495
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill 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 south southwest of the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Starkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Minnix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Minnix Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnix 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
- Poteet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Poteet Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Ozzie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ozzie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Kennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Bonbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonbrook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonbrook Cemetery
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- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Hanabass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hanabass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanabass Cemetery
- Boitnott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boitnott Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt Chimney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
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- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblissburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Bent Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moneta
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Vinton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791106 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791106 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: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1290287 Lon: -79.8494785
- 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' (or 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- Oak Hill 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. |