A visit to the Swain - Basham 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 Swain - Basham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swain - Basham Cemetery:
37.1804, -79.7625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swain - Basham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swain - Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Swain - Basham Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Swain - Basham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swain - Basham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neathawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Neathawk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathawk Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Oylers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oylers Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Chapel Cemetery
- Ellis - Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Basham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Ninevah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ninevah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninevah Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
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- Basham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holy Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Emmanuel Cemetery
- Aylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Aylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylor Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Moorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- Brown - Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amos - Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Garland - Ridgeway - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgway - Garland - Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Jeter - Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swain - Basham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swain - Basham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Westlake Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Chamblissburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Burnt Chimney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Montgomery Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boones Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Laymantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
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 Swain - Basham 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 Swain - Basham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Swain - Basham 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 Swain - Basham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791128 (Swain-Basham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791128 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: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Swain-Basham Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1804183 Lon: -79.7625337
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swain - Basham 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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