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A visit to the Broad River 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 Broad River Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broad River 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 Broad River Cemetery

Lat:   34.4712°   (34° 28' 16")

Lon:   -83.4852°   (-83° 29' 6")

The Broad River Cemetery is located in Banks County<2>.

The county seat for Banks County is located in Homer. Homer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Broad River Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Broad River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Leatherwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leatherwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leatherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Mt. Airy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Airy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Airy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Habersham County
  • Kimsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimsey Cemetery is located in Habersham County
  • Baldwin City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Corinth Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Church Cemetery
    • The Corinth Church Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Kimbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimbell Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Level Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Level Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Level Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Level Grove Cemetery is located in Habersham County
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Wynn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wynn Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Old Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Line Cemetery
      • The Old Line Cemetery is located in Banks County
      • The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peyton Cemetery
    • Line Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Line Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Banks County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Homer.
    • The Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Line Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Farmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Farmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Welcome Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Habersham County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Broad River Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Airy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cornelia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baldwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Habersham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • Raoul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Raoul is located in Habersham County
  • Demorest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clarkesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Plainview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Franklin County
  • Lula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Toccoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Toccoa Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
    • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Eastanollee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gillsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Parhams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
    • Maysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carnesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <6>
    • Leo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Avalon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Clermont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
      • Brookton is located in Hall County

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 Broad River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Banks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Broad River 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 Broad River Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #349239  (Broad River Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #349239 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: Lake Russell
    • County: Banks         Elev: 230
    • Location given for GNIS #349239 (Broad River Cemetery)

The official website for Banks County: www.bankscountyga.org/

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 Banks, 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 Broad River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4712, Longitude: -83.4852       In this case, the coordinates for the Broad River 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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