A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Franklin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franklin Cemetery (FG ID #2192941).
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:
40.2751, -80.5451
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Brooke County<2>.
The county seat for Brooke County is located in Wellsburg. Wellsburg lies just to the west of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
Establishment of the Franklin Cemetery ...
The Franklin Cemetery was established in 1830.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek Cemetery
- Lower Buffalo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Brooke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Georges Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Georges Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Hill Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Everson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Everson Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson Family Cemetery
- Kadesh Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hooverson Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Shank Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Follansbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pattersons Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acheson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windsor Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steubenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Brooke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Follansbee
- Mingo Junction
- Steubenville
- Wellsburg
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Brooke 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2192941
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586358 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586358 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: Brooke
- Topo Map Name: Steubenville East
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2750595 Lon: -80.5451359
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Brooke, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |