A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
36.9690, -79.7584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice 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 northwest of the Rice Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks - Metts - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Holland - Tyree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Wilson - Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilson - Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Cook Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ferguson - Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Allman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Bousman - Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Robertson - Hoel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree 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
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- English - Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Mattox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Pelter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pelter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelter Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Sydnorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
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- Penhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- North Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Westlake Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Worlds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Ferrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 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 Rice 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 Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rice 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791622 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791622 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladehill
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9690303 Lon: -79.7583639
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rice 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. |