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A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:

42.7534, -72.6387

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Franklin Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.

The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Franklin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Billings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Billings Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Cemetery
  • Groll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Groll Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groll Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Wilkens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilkens Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkens Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Beaver Meadow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Guilford Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • West Guilford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The West Guilford Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Guilford Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Henry Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
  • West Leyden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Maplehurst & Elmshurt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Weatherhead Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old North Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old North Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
    • Worden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • East Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Thomas Hill - Bell - Phelps Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitneyville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whitneyville Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Halifax Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Halifax Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Cemetery
    • North River Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The North River Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • North Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Vernon Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
      • The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hunt Cemetery
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church 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 Franklin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Guilford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Guilford is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
  • Leyden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Elm Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
  • Guilford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halifax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Halifax is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Halifax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Halifax is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Foundry Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
  • Colrain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Griswoldville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
  • Ames Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ames Hill is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
  • Bernardston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairview Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
    • Brattleboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brattleboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brattleboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • West Halifax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
    • Hinsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <6>
    • Marlboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shattuckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shattuckville is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
    • Mount Hermon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • West Northfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Whitingham
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Franklin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Windham 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 Franklin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1457489  (Franklin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1457489 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: Windham
      • Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Governors Mountain
      • Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7534162     Lon: -72.6387028
      • 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 Vermont's counties, including Windham, 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- Franklin 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.