A visit to the Southall - Brown 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 Southall - Brown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southall - Brown Cemetery:
37.0724, -79.7245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Southall - Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Southall - Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Southall - Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Southall - Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Southall - Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Holland - Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Carter - Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Perdue - Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Redwood.
- The Dillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jesse Dillon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526962 <5>
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Crafts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crafts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Lumsden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lumsden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Poindexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pasley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Southall - Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Southall - Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
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- North Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
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- Westlake Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
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- Burnt Chimney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
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- Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
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- Radford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
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- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
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- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
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- Laprades Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
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- Davis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
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- Chamblissburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
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- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Boones Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
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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 Southall - Brown 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 Southall - Brown 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 professional and volunteer 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 Southall - Brown Cemetery:
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- 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 Southall - Brown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791201 (Southall-Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791201 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: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Southall-Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0723641 Lon: -79.7244755
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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' (or 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- Southall - Brown 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> | 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. |
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