A visit to the Caney Head 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 Caney Head Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Caney Head Cemetery:
33.3937, -85.1994
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Caney Head Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Caney Head Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Caney Head Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Caney Head Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Caney Head Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Caney Head Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37500 <5>
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zachry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zachry Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachry Cemetery
- Veal Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- New Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Welcome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Noles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noles Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Centralhatchee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Roopville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Tyus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tyus Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus 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 Caney Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Caney Head Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roosterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ranburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- O'Neals Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Rock Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Glenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
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 Caney Head Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Caney Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Carrollton
- Franklin
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 Caney Head Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 Caney Head Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347011 (Caney Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347011 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roopville
- Location given for Caney Head Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3937259 Lon: -85.1993899
- 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 Heard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caney Head 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. |
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