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A visit to the Abilene Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Abilene Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.6496°   (33° 38' 58")

Lon:   -85.0505°   (-85° 3' 1")

The Abilene Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.

The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the south southwest of the Abilene Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Abilene Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • McMullen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McMullen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
    • The Bethany Christian Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • The Bethany Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethany Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32754 <5>
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • County Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • King Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Street Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Old Carrollton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Carrollton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Carrollton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Carrollton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Temperance Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temperance Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temperance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temperance Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Temple.
      • The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32786 <5>
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery
      • The Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery is located in Bowdon Junction.
      • The Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32822 <5>
    • Carrollton City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alms House Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abilene Cemetery.

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

  • Carrollton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bowdon Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Morgan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Haralson County
  • Temple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Driskolls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Driskolls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
    • Driskolls is located in Carroll County
  • Bremen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hart Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
    • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
  • Waco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Haralson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
  • Villa Rica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Tyree is located in Douglas County
  • Hannah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Jonesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Carroll County
    • Lowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Carroll County
    • Budapest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
      • Budapest is located in Haralson County
    • Bowdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buchanan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabernacle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
    • Roopville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roopville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roopville
      • Roopville is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roopville <6>
    • White City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Douglas County
    • Tallapoosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Fulton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 88 people

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 Abilene Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Abilene Cemetery:

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 Abilene Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #350050  (Abilene Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #350050 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Temple
    • County: Carroll         Elev: 328
    • Location given for GNIS #350050 (Abilene Cemetery)

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Georgia's counties, including Carroll, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Abilene Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6496, Longitude: -85.0505       In this case, the coordinates for the Abilene Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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