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A visit to the Center 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 Center Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.2868°   (34° 17' 12")

Lon:   -83.1593°   (-83° 9' 33")

The Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Carnesville. Carnesville lies just to the northwest of the Center 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 Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Franklin Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
  • Zidon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zidon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zidon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zidon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Crow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Gary Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gary Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Royston Cemetery
    • Royston City Cemetery
  • Starr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starr Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Latner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Latner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Vanna UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanna UMC Cemetery
      • The Vanna UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
      • The Vanna UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fellowship Cemetery
      • Fellowship Methodist Church Cemetery
    • McGarity Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGarity Family Cemetery
      • The McGarity Family Cemetery is located in Hart County
      • The McGarity Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kay Family Cemetery
    • Browns Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browns Grove Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Redwine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redwine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redwine Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Bowers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Manly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manly Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Oak View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity UMC Cemetery
      • The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
      • The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vanna Chapel Church Cemetery
    • Roy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roy Cemetery is located in Hart County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.

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

  • Franklin Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Royston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Canon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Shiloh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Madison County
  • Bowersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carnesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
  • Bowman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ila
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
    • Ila is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <5>
  • Parhams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Parhams is located in Franklin County
  • Flat Shoals
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lavonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <5>
    • Danielsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Elbert County
    • Plainview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
    • Hartwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Maretts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
      • Maretts is located in Hart County
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dewy Rose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gumlog
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
    • Planter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
      • Planter is located in Madison County
    • Comer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <5>
    • Avalon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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

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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Center 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 Center Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #312509  (Center Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #312509 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: Carnesville
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 236
    • Location given for GNIS #312509 (Center Cemetery)

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 Franklin, 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 Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2868, Longitude: -83.1593       In this case, the coordinates for the Center 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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