A visit to the Academy 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 Academy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Academy Cemetery:
34.1393, -83.6363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Academy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Academy Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the east southeast of the Academy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Academy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Academy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Academy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pendergrass City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Revival Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Revival Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revival Cemetery
- Dosters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dosters Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dosters Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Woodbine - Jefferson City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Talmo.
- The Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33199 <5>
- Walnut Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Fork Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Fork Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Maxie Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maxie Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie Hill Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Galilee Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galilee Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34085 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Pond Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pond Fork Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork Cemetery
- Talmo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Talmo Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- First Pentecostal Oneness of Arcade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thyatira Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thyatira Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira Cemetery
- Oconee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oconee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Academy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Academy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Braselton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Klondike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Statham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bogart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Rainbow Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Gainesville Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Blackshear Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 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 Academy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Academy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogart
- Commerce
- Hoschton
- Jefferson
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 Academy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Academy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #349415 (Academy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #349415 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pendergrass
- Location given for Academy Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1392746 Lon: -83.6362791
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Academy 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. |