A visit to the Prillaman 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 Prillaman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prillaman Cemetery:
37.0110, -80.0606
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prillaman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prillaman 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 east of the Prillaman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prillaman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Prillaman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prillaman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson - Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Via Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Via Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Via Cemetery
- Logan - Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hollands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hollands Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Cemetery
- Castle View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Castle View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle View Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Pig River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pig River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig River Cemetery
- Piney River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Piney River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Angell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Angell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angell 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 Prillaman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prillaman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Algoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Simpsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boones Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sydnorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Alleghany Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Poff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Burnt Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Charity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Shawsville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Prillaman 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 Prillaman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prillaman 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 first visit 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 Prillaman 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 Prillaman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791118 (Prillaman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791118 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: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callaway
- Location given for Prillaman Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0109709 Lon: -80.0605929
- 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 '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- Prillaman 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |