A visit to the Oylers Chapel 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 Oylers Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oylers Chapel Cemetery:
37.1593, -79.7525
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oylers Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oylers Chapel 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 southwest of the Oylers Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Oylers Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oylers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swain - Basham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jeter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Kasey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kasey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holy Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Maxey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ellis - Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Basham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Neathawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Neathawk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathawk Cemetery
- Basham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Jeter - Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Board - Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins 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 Oylers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oylers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westlake Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
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- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Goodview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- North Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Radford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
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- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montgomery Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Boones Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Joppa Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 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 Oylers Chapel 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 Oylers Chapel 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 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 Oylers Chapel Cemetery:
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- 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 Oylers Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791108 (Oylers Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791108 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: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Oylers Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1593075 Lon: -79.7525331
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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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oylers Chapel 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. |