A visit to the Wingfield 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 Wingfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wingfield Cemetery:
36.8513, -79.7098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wingfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wingfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wingfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wingfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wingfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wingfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Walker - Rigney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Matley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Matley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matley Cemetery
- Hundley - Beckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Brodie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brodie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Creek Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Creek Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snow Creek Memorial Gardens is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Sydnorsville.
- The Snow Creek Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Snow Creek Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977689 <5>
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wingfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wingfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Laprades Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Worlds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Swansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Sydnorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Penhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Axton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Weal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanleytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Villa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Barfoot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Wingfield 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 Wingfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Wingfield 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 Wingfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791652 (Wingfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791652 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: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Valley
- Location given for Wingfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8512504 Lon: -79.7097541
- 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- Wingfield 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |