A visit to the Sandy Ridge 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 Sandy Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
37.0660, -79.8745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the south southwest of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turnbull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Bonbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bonbrook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonbrook Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Franklin Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Germantown Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McNiel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McNiel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNiel Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Minnix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Minnix Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnix Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mountain View Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gogginsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Overfelt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Overfelt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfelt Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Wray - Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Prunty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prunty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunty Cemetery
- Redwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Redwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Poteet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poteet Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Villa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Gogginsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Burnt Chimney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Algoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Goodview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Montgomery Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Penhook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bent Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Sandy Ridge 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 Sandy Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Vinton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sandy Ridge 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 Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494507 (Sandy Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494507 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: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redwood
- Location given for Sandy Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0659734 Lon: -79.874478
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Ridge 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. |