A visit to the Banks 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 Banks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banks Cemetery:
33.4132, -84.4191
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banks Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the northwest of the Banks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Stubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
- Camp Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Fayetteville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bottom Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal AME Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neal AME Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284498 <5>
- Flint Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flint Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Ridge Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Lovejoy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284640 <5>
- Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mundy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mundy Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Inman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McIntosh Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Winterthur Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunny Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Tinsley Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Peachtree City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Senoia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fife
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Tyrone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Experiment
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Banks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Hampton
- Jonesboro
- Peachtree City
- Riverdale
- Senoia
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 Banks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #310772 (Banks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #310772 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fayetteville
- Location given for Banks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4131706 Lon: -84.4190921
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Banks 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. |