A visit to the Coosa River 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 Coosa River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coosa River Cemetery:
34.1865, -85.4386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coosa River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coosa River Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Rome. Rome lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Coosa River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coosa River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Coosa River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coosa River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Clemones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clemones Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemones Cemetery
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waterhouse Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35117 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Fife Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fife Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coosa River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coosa River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Howells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Oreburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Gaylesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Moshat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Centre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Coosa River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coosa River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Coosa River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Coosa River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #355300 (Coosa River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #355300 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melson
- Location given for Coosa River Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1864839 Lon: -85.4385688
- 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 Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coosa River 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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