A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
37.0562, -80.1223
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wimmers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wimmers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Prices Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Cemetery
- Johnson - Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Kefauver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kefauver Cemetery
- Poff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Poff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Jamison - Prillaman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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- Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Prillaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prillaman Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Hollands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollands Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Cemetery
- Logan - Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Via Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Via Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Via Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Angell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Angell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angell Cemetery
- Castle View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Castle View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle View Cemetery
- Monte Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Cemetery
- Adney Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adney Gap Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adney Gap Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Algoma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Simpsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Bent Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terrys Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Alleghany Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Ferrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Boones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Poff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Pilot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sowers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prilliman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Houchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1476813 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476813 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: 841 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callaway
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.056247 Lon: -80.1222617
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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' (or 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- Wilson 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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