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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richards Cemetery

Lat:   37.0040°   (37° 0' 14")

Lon:   -80.0936°   (-80° 5' 36")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Agee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Helms Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Helms Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Prillaman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prillaman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prillaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Beckner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Guilliams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilliams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guilliams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Phoebe Needles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoebe Needles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoebe Needles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phoebe Needles Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Pig River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pig River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pig River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pig River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Piney River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney River Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piedmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Logan - Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan - Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan - Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Logan - Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hollands Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollands Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollands Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Miller Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Walters Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Johnson - Mills Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson - Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson - Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Prices Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prices Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prices Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • King Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Huff Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Slone Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Willis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Via Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Via Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Via Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Via Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Angell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Angell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Castle View Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Castle View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
    • Algoma is located in Franklin County
  • Hickman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Hickman is located in Franklin County
  • Simpsons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
    • Simpsons is located in Floyd County
  • Ferrum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pizarro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
    • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
  • Barfoot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
    • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
  • Gogginsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gogginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
    • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
  • Terrys Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
    • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
  • Bent Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Prilliman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prilliman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
    • Prilliman is located in Franklin County
  • Boones Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Patrick County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rocky Mount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Poff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
    • Alleghany Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alleghany Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
      • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Haycock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haycock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
      • Haycock is located in Floyd County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Patrick County
    • Sydnorsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
      • Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
    • Villa ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
      • Villa is located in Franklin County
    • Shawsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
      • Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <7>
    • Oak Level
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
      • Oak Level is located in Henry County
    • Redwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Franklin County
    • Pilot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sowers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1791120  (Richards Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1791120 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Callaway
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 483
    • Location given for GNIS #1791120 (Richards Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2650256

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Richards Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0040, Longitude: -80.0936       In this case, the coordinates for the Richards Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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