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A visit to the Stanley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Stanley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.8740°   (36° 52' 26")

Lon:   -79.9359°   (-79° 56' 9")

The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the north northeast of the Stanley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Stanley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stanley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sloan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Jamison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Sink Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sink Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sink Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Love Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lipscomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hurt - Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurt - Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurt - Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurt - Thompson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Love Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Young Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stanley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stanley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Prilliman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
    • Prilliman is located in Franklin County
  • Henry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
    • Oak Level is located in Henry County
  • Sydnorsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
    • Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
  • Ferrum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reed Creek Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
    • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
  • Barfoot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
    • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
  • Bassett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Mount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Patrick County
  • Stanleytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
    • Stanleytown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <6>
  • Hickman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Hickman is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fieldale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
    • Gogginsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
      • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
    • Villa Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
      • Villa Heights is located in Henry County
    • Redwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Franklin County
    • Martinsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Villa ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
      • Villa is located in Franklin County
    • Laurel Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
      • Laurel Park is located in Henry County
    • Leatherwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leatherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
      • Leatherwood is located in Henry County
    • Charity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Patrick County
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Henry County
    • Algoma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
      • Algoma is located in Franklin 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 Stanley 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 Stanley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Stanley 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 Stanley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1791629  (Stanley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1791629 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: Bassett
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 384
    • Location given for GNIS #1791629 (Stanley Cemetery)

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

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stanley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8740, Longitude: -79.9359       In this case, the coordinates for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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