A visit to the Whorley 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 Whorley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whorley Cemetery:
36.8640, -80.1417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whorley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whorley Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whorley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whorley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whorley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Endicott Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- McAlexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McAlexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Midkiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Shively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shively Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- McAlexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McAlexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlexander Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Shively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shively Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Prillaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prillaman Cemetery
- Meadors - Sloan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whorley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whorley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dodson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
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- Charity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pizarro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Elamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Prilliman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Haycock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Simpsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Stanleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Reed Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Terrys Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Barfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
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- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
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- Patrick Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Meadows of Dan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Critz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
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 Whorley 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 Whorley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Whorley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Floyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Rocky Mount
- Stuart
- Woolwine
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 helpful 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 Whorley 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 Whorley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791653 (Whorley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791653 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: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charity
- Location given for Whorley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8640247 Lon: -80.1417111
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whorley 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. |