A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.9885, -79.6814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Wright Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Fralin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fralin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fralin Cemetery
- Housman - Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Arthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Neville - Horsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kemp - David Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kemp - David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp - David Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Bernard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Kesler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesler Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Mattox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Ferguson - Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Moore - Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bradner - Toller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Doss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Doss Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Newbill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- North Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Museville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Redwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Westlake Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Worlds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burnt Chimney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Davis Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Goodview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Wright 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 Wright 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 professional and volunteer 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791656 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791656 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: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penhook
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9884761 Lon: -79.6814185
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright 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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