A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
34.3609, -84.0496
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.
The county seat for Dawson County is located in Dawsonville. Dawsonville lies just to the northwest of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestatee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33253 <5>
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coal Mtn. Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mtn. Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auraria Church of Almighty God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sawnee View Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Dawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whelchel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Cumming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dahlonega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Flowery Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Gainesville Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- New Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Land ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Rainbow Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Grace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Big Canoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Byrd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Cumming
- Dahlonega
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
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 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312132 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312132 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Mountain
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3609296 Lon: -84.0496327
- 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 Dawson, 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' (or 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- Byrd 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. |