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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Richards Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Richards Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Richards Cemetery (FG ID #2650256). <1>

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Richards Cemetery. We've listed the following communities based on their distance, with the closest 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.<3>
    • 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)
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    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
    • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
  • Terrys Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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    • 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.<3>
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Patrick County
  • 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.<3>
    • 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.<3>
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Charity is located in Patrick County
  • Sydnorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • 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.<5> 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • 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.<5> 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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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