A visit to the Parker 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 Parker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parker Cemetery:
37.0599, -79.6211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parker Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Parker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Burial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Burial Park
- Staunton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Staunton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton Cemetery
- Pasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pasley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Witcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Carter - Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poindexter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Radford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Moneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Laprades Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Pittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Huddleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Worlds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Chamblissburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Joppa Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Rocky Mount
(15 miles [24.1 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 Parker 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 Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gretna
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
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 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 Parker 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 Parker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791188 (Parker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791188 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: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smith Mountain Dam
- Location given for Parker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0598656 Lon: -79.621141
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parker 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. |