A visit to the Stone 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 Stone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stone Cemetery:
36.8910, -79.8195
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stone 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 northwest of the Stone Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Stone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bousman - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Tyree - Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Tyree - Turner - Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Law Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Smith - Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lovell - Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parcell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parcell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcell Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lavinder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lavinder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinder Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Beach - Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beach - Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach - Scott Cemetery
- Lavinder - Garvin - Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wilson - Woods - Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Hodges - English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sydnorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Barfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laprades Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
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- Ferrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prilliman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Penhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Burnt Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
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 Stone 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 Stone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Martinsville
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Stone 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 Stone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791631 (Stone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791631 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: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladehill
- Location given for Stone Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8909727 Lon: -79.819478
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stone 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. |