A visit to the Wade 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 Wade Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wade Cemetery:
36.8921, -79.7850
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wade Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wade Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wade Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wade Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Eames Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eames Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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 northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Lovell - Tyree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson - Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bousman - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson - Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Brodie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brodie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law 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
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
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 Wade Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wade 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
- Laprades Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Penhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reed Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prilliman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Swansonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- North Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- 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 Wade 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 Wade 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 first turn to 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 Wade 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 Wade Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791645 (Wade Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791645 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: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladehill
- Location given for Wade Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8920841 Lon: -79.7850327
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or 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- Wade 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. |