A visit to the Red Valley 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 Red Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Valley Cemetery:
37.1382, -79.8625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Valley 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 south of the Red Valley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Red Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plunkett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Doran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Starkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Minnix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Minnix Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnix Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Poteet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Poteet Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet Cemetery
- Kennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Hanabass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hanabass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanabass Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Boitnott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boitnott Cemetery
- Bonbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bonbrook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonbrook Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Ozzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ozzie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozzie Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Donahoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Donahoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoo Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Garland - Ridgeway - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway - Garland - Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway 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 Red Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Montgomery Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Westlake Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Union Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Red Valley 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 Red Valley 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 start 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 Red Valley 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 Red Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494496 (Red Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494496 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: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Red Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1381952 Lon: -79.8625345
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Valley 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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