A visit to the Richards Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Richards Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richards Cemetery (FG ID #2650256).
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 Richards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richards Cemetery:
37.0040, -80.0936
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Richards Cemetery is located in Franklin County<3>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the east of the Richards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Richards Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Agee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Prillaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prillaman Cemetery
- Beckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Guilliams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Guilliams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilliams Cemetery
- Phoebe Needles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pig River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- The Piney River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Logan - Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollands Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson - Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Slone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Slone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slone Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Via Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Via Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Via Cemetery
- Angell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Angell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angell Cemetery
- Castle View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Castle View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle View Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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]<4> of the Richards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Algoma
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Simpsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Ferrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Terrys Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Boones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Alleghany Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Haycock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Redwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Pilot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
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 Richards 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 Richards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Richards 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 like to 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 Richards 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 Richards Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2650256
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791120 (Richards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791120 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: 483 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callaway
- Location given for Richards Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0040258 Lon: -80.0936495
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richards Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |