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A visit to the Thornton Cemetery ...


The location of the Thornton Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Thornton Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.8454°   (36° 50' 43")

Lon:   -79.9481°   (-79° 56' 53")

The Thornton 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 north northeast of the Thornton Cemetery .

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 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 Thornton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Thornton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornton Cemetery.

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

    • Henry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Level
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • Prilliman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prilliman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
      • Prilliman is located in Franklin County
    • Reed Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Sydnorsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
      • Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
    • Bassett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ferrum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanleytown
      (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
    • Fieldale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
    • Barfoot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
      • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
    • Villa Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Rocky Mount
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Martinsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hickman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
        • Hickman is located in Franklin County
      • Preston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Preston is located in Henry County
      • Laurel Park
        (13 miles [20.9 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
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
        • Leatherwood is located in Henry County
      • Gogginsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gogginsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
        • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
      • Elamsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
        • Elamsville is located in Patrick County
      • Redwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
        • Redwood is located in Franklin County
      • Horse Pasture
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
        • Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
      • Chatmoss
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatmoss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
        • Chatmoss is located in Henry 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 Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery
    • Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery
    • Town Creek Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Town Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Creek Cemetery
    • Wray Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wray Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wray Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Starkey - Barbour Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey - Barbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Starkey - Barbour Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey - Barbour Cemetery
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • Jamison Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Sloan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Young Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Lipscomb Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lipscomb Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Hurt - Thompson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurt - Thompson Cemetery
      • McGhee Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGhee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGhee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGhee Cemetery
      • Mullins - East Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins - East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mullins - East Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins - East Cemetery
      • Bowles - Shelton Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowles - Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowles - Shelton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowles - Shelton Cemetery
      • Metz - Nunn Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metz - Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Metz - Nunn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metz - Nunn Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Young Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Young Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Gardner Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner - Ramsey Cemetery
      • Sink Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sink Cemetery
      • Canton Creek Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Canton Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canton Creek Cemetery
      • Stanley Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
      • McGhee - Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGhee - Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGhee - Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGhee - Taylor Cemetery
      • Providence Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Providence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery

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

    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 Thornton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1475666  (Thornton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1475666 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: 368
      • Location given for GNIS #1475666 (Thornton 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thornton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8454, Longitude: -79.9481       In this case, the coordinates for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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