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. 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery:
34.2868, -83.1593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Zidon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zidon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zidon Cemetery
- Berryman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Berryman Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berryman Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32740 <5>
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Gary Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gary Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Memorial Gardens
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Royston Cemetery
- Royston City Cemetery
- Starr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Latner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Latner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vanna UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanna UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanna UMC Cemetery
- 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)
- The McGarity Family Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarity Family Cemetery
- The McGarity Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kay Family Cemetery
- Browns Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redwine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Redwine Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Manly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Manly Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly Cemetery
- Oak View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanna Chapel Church Cemetery
- Roy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- 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)
- Parhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flat Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Lavonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danielsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Hartwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maretts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- 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)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Planter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Comer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- 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.
- Carnesville
- Danielsville
- Hartwell
- Lavonia
- Royston
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:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312509 (Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312509 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carnesville
- Location given for Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2867729 Lon: -83.1593166
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center 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. |