A visit to the Franklintown 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 Franklintown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklintown Cemetery:
39.2079, -77.9311
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklintown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklintown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Charles Town. Charles Town lies just to the north northeast of the Franklintown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklintown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Franklintown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklintown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jamestown Prosperity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crums Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crums Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crums Cemetery
- Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stones Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Chapel Cemetery
- Berryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Berryville Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Milton Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Valley Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Valley Cemetery
- Holy Cross Abbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Charles Town.
- Prospect Hall - Edwards - Hunsicker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jabbers Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jabbers Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jabbers Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Washington Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- English Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The English Graveyard is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the English Graveyard is located in Middleway.
- The English Graveyard has also been known as:
- Watson Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291399 <5>
- Brucetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brucetown Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown Cemetery
- Edge Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Paynes Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Chapel Cemetery
- Redbud Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Redbud Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Cemetery
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklintown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklintown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gaylord
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Summit Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Kabletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Bloomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Middleway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Frogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bardane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Grimes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Welltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Berrys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Silcott Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Purcellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- White Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 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 Franklintown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklintown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berryville
- Charles Town
- Purcellville
- Ranson
- Winchester
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 Franklintown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Franklintown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727705 (Franklintown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727705 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berryville
- Location given for Franklintown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.207881 Lon: -77.9311076
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Jefferson, 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- Franklintown 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. |