A visit to the Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Taylor Cemetery:
36.9121, -79.7814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the northwest of the Taylor Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Taylor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Eames Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eames Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wilson - Woods - Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Smith - Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Gregory - Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Hodges - English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parcell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parcell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcell Cemetery
- Lovell - Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bousman - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- English - Tyree 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Taylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sydnorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Villa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Prilliman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Leatherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Burnt Chimney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Swansonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Bassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Westlake Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
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 Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Rocky Mount
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 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 Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791634 (Taylor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791634 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: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladehill
- Location given for Taylor Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9120845 Lon: -79.7814211
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor 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. |