A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
34.4284, -85.0036
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Gordon County<2>.
The county seat for Gordon County is located in Calhoun. Calhoun lies just to the north northeast of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plainville Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Calhoun.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131990 <5>
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Levett Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oothcalooga Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Schwanbeck Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Colbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Herington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Herington Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Gaines Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gaines Road Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Road Cemetery
- Rush Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Chapel Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Chapel Cemetery
- Snow Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sugar Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Floyd Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Farmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Armuchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zula ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hill City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Berry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Cassville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gordon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun
- Cassville
- Rome
- Rome lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rome.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
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 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Gordon 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #327876 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #327876 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: Gordon
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainville
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4284222 Lon: -85.0035561
- 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 Gordon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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. |