About Rakes-Thomas Cemetery
Rakes-Thomas Cemetery is a cemetery near Ferrum, Franklin County, Virginia. It lies about 9.0 mi northeast of Ferrum. The grounds sit at about 1,178 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1791614. The nearest other listed cemetery is Moran Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Maberry Funeral Home in Floyd, about 9.6 mi away. It is one of 578 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 131 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ferrum. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
36.85930, -80.15643
What Rakes-Thomas Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Moran CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery0.8 mi
- Whorley CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery0.9 mi
- Holly CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery1.3 mi
- McAlexander CemeteryFloyd, VACemetery1.4 mi
- Rakes CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery1.5 mi
- Thomas CemeteryFloyd, VACemetery1.8 mi
- Spencer CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Midkiff CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery2.2 mi
- Endicott Community CemeteryFerrum, VACemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near Rakes-Thomas Cemetery
- Maberry Funeral Home9.6 miFuneral home · Floyd · (540) 745-2121
- Gardner Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Floyd · (540) 745-2007
- Bassett Funeral Service11 miFuneral home · Bassett · (276) 629-1770
- Collins-mckee-stone Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Bassett · (276) 629-2515
- Norris Funeral Services and Crematory - Stuart Chapel16 miCremation provider · Stuart · (276) 694-2012
- Moody Funeral Services Inc16 miFuneral home · Stuart · (276) 694-3145
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