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A visit to the Piedmont Cemetery ...


The location of the Piedmont Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Piedmont Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piedmont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piedmont Cemetery

Lat:   37.0121°   (37° 0' 43")

Lon:   -80.0531°   (-80° 3' 11")

The Piedmont 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 of the Piedmont Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Piedmont Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Piedmont Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piedmont Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piedmont Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Algoma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
      • Algoma is located in Franklin County
    • Ferrum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Barfoot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
      • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
    • Gogginsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gogginsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
      • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
    • Rocky Mount
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boones Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpsons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
      • Simpsons is located in Floyd County
    • Prilliman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prilliman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
      • Prilliman is located in Franklin County
    • Bent Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pizarro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
      • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
    • Terrys Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
    • Henry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Sydnorsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
        • Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
      • Redwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
        • Redwood is located in Franklin County
      • Burnt Chimney
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
        • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
      • Poff
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
        • Poff is located in Floyd County
      • Oak Level
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
        • Oak Level is located in Henry County
      • Cave Spring
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
        • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
      • Shawsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
        • Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <4>
      • Floyd
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
        • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
      • Wabun
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
        • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
      • Bassett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elliston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilot
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sowers
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
        • Sowers is located in Floyd County

    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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Piedmont Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piedmont Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
    • Johnson - Mills Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson - Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson - Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - Mills Cemetery
    • Beckner Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckner Cemetery
    • Price Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Via Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Via Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Via Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Via Cemetery
    • Angell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Angell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angell Cemetery
    • Castle View Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Castle View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle View Cemetery
    • Walters Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Prices Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prices Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prices Cemetery
    • Richards Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650256 <6>
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Webb Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Webb Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Helms Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helms Cemetery
      • Piney River Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney River Cemetery
      • Cooper Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Stanley Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
      • Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster - Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Webster - Wyatt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
      • Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
      • Guilliams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Guilliams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilliams Cemetery
      • Phoebe Needles Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoebe Needles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Phoebe Needles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoebe Needles Cemetery
      • Pig River Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pig River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pig River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pig River Cemetery
      • Willis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Foster Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Saunders Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saunders Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
      • Handy Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Handy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Handy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Handy Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Boone Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
      • Fairmont Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Piedmont Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1494485  (Piedmont Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1494485 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Callaway
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 379
      • Location given for GNIS #1494485 (Piedmont Cemetery)

    The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Piedmont Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0121, Longitude: -80.0531       In this case, the coordinates for the Piedmont Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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