A visit to the Carver Memorial Park ...
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 Carver Memorial Park ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carver Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carver Memorial Park
Lat: 33.5798° (33° 34' 47")
Lon: -84.3791° (-84° 22' 44")
The Carver Memorial Park is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies just to the south southeast of the Carver Memorial Park .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Carver Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carver Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Forest Park City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Park City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Park City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Park City Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jonesboro City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesboro City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesboro City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jonesboro City Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flat Rock Church Cemetery
- Flatrock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33952 <5>
- Hart Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Family Cemetery
- The Hart Family Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- The Hart Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #178158 <5>
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Godbee / Godby Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Flint Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flint Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Mundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mundy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mundy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mundy Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Rock Cemetery
- Tanners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanners Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tanners Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- College Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The College Park Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Sylvester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Clayton County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carver Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carver Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Morrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <6>
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coxs Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Hapeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Plunket Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plunket Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Rex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <6>
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bonanza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Winterthur Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Fort McPherson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Fife
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adams Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Peoplestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Panthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
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 Carver Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carver Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Point
- Fayetteville
- Hapeville
- Jonesboro
- Riverdale
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 Carver Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clayton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Carver Memorial Park
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Carver Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312392 (Carver Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #312392 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: Riverdale
- County: Clayton Elev: 272
- Location given for GNIS #312392 (Carver Memorial Park Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/
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 Clayton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Carver Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5798, Longitude: -84.3791 In this case, the coordinates for the Carver Memorial Park 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. |