A visit to the Webster 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 Webster Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Webster Cemetery:
37.0913, -79.9517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Webster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the south southeast of the Webster Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Webster Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Webster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Webster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Mountain View Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Boones Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boones Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill 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
- Germantown Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Memorial Park
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Donahoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Donahoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoo Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clemons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- Gogginsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gogginsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Boitnott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boitnott Cemetery
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 Webster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Webster Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boones Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gogginsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Sunset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Westlake Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Prilliman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
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 Webster 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 Webster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Salem
- Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Webster Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Vinton
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 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 Webster 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 Webster Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791137 (Webster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791137 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: 374 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boones Mill
- Location given for Webster Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.09125 Lon: -79.951702
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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- Webster 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. |