A visit to the Witcher 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 Witcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witcher Cemetery:
37.1154, -79.6645
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witcher 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 west southwest of the Witcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Witcher 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 Witcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Epworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Ferguson - Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Pasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pasley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley Cemetery
- Turner - Hutchenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
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- Burroughs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Toney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Toney Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Family Cemetery
- Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Moneta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970126 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Witcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Radford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Burnt Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
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- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Penhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Huddleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Laprades Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Museville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
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 Witcher 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 Witcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Witcher 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 Witcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791143 (Witcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791143 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: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Witcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1154202 Lon: -79.6644756
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Witcher 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. |