A visit to the Pig River 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 Pig River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pig River Cemetery:
36.9690, -80.0739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pig River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pig River Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Pig River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pig River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Pig River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pig River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Guilliams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Guilliams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilliams Cemetery
- Phoebe Needles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Slone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slone Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Agee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- Webb - Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb - Hale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Hale Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Prillaman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prillaman Cemetery
- Beckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont 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 Pig River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pig River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ferrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Prilliman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Pizarro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Simpsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bent Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haycock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Boones Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Poff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Elamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Bassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
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 Pig River 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 Pig River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pig River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Floyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- 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 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 Pig River 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 Pig River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494486 (Pig River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494486 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: 424 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ferrum
- Location given for Pig River Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9690261 Lon: -80.0739276
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pig River 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> | 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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