A visit to the Redwood 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 Redwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Redwood Cemetery:
37.0188, -79.8414
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Redwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Redwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the west southwest of the Redwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Redwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Redwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Redwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- McNiel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McNiel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNiel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Prunty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Prunty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunty Cemetery
- Wray - Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dowdy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Mitchell - Skinnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perdue - Lynch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Altice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Byrdview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byrdview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdview Cemetery
- Agnew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Agnew Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Chitwood - Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Angle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt 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 Redwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Redwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Rocky Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
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- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Burnt Chimney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sydnorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Union Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boones Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westlake Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Ferrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Laprades Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
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- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
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- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Goodview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
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 Redwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Redwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Redwood 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 Redwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473084 (Redwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473084 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: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redwood
- Location given for Redwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.018752 Lon: -79.8414211
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redwood 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. |