A visit to the Fairground 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 Fairground Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairground Cemetery:
34.8131, -84.9563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairground Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairground Cemetery is located in Whitfield County<2>.
The county seat for Whitfield County is located in Dalton. Dalton lies just to the south of the Fairground Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairground Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fairground Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairground Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37668 <5>
- Whitfield Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitfield Memorial Gardens is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitfield Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37732 <5>
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- The Elrod Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647679 <5>
- Rocky Face Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Face Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dogwood Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordy Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Callaway Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Suttle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- Camp Lewallen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Camp Lewallen Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lewallen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairground Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairground Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Rocky Face
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Varnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Trickum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Catoosa Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Chatsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sumac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Cohutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Villanow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Howardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Apison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Hill City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Ball Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Cisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Boynton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Blue Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
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 Fairground Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairground Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Fairground Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Whitfield 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 Fairground Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #327777 (Fairground Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #327777 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: Whitfield
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton North
- Location given for Fairground Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8131348 Lon: -84.9563338
- 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 Whitfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairground 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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