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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 Founders Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.2871°   (33° 17' 13")

Lon:   -84.7674°   (-84° 46' 2")

The Founders Cemetery is located in Coweta County<2>.

The county seat for Coweta County is located in Newnan. Newnan lies just to the north northwest of the Founders Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Founders Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Summer Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Dodds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodds Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Emmaus Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emmaus Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Grantville.
    • The Emmaus Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Attaway - Smith Cemetery
    • Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33810 <6>
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Tinch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tinch Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Meddas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meddas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meddas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meddas Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 Coweta County
    • Grantville City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantville City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantville City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grantville City Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • John Coggins Meadows Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Coggins Meadows Cemetery
      • The John Coggins Meadows Cemetery is located in Coweta County
      • The John Coggins Meadows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • John Coggin Meadows Family Cemetery
      • Meadows Cemetery
      • Meadows McCollum Cemetery
      • Meddas Cemetery
    • Meddas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meddas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meddas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meddas Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Bradberry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradberry Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Braswell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braswell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Braswell Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32970 <6>
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Coweta County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Founders Cemetery.

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

  • Moreland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <7>
  • Smith City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Smith City is located in Coweta County
  • East Newnan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Newnan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Grantville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Luthersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luthersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthersville
    • Luthersville is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luthersville <7>
  • Newnan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sharpsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharpsburg is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <7>
  • Lone Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Turin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <7>
  • Jade Lake Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jade Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
  • Rocky Mount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
  • Corinth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Heard County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hogansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sargent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
      • Sargent is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <7>
    • Haralson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Senoia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senoia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senoia
      • Senoia is located in Coweta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senoia <7>
    • Peachtree City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinsley Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
    • Brays Lakeview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
      • Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
    • Asta Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
    • Whitesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyrone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Founders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coweta County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Founders 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 Founders Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #350787  (Founders Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #350787 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: Newnan South
    • County: Coweta         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #350787 (Founders Cemetery)

The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.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 Coweta, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Founders Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2871, Longitude: -84.7674       In this case, the coordinates for the Founders 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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