A visit to the Franklin City 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 City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin City Cemetery:
33.2793, -85.0927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin City Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west northwest of the Franklin City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Franklin City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Tompkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Buttrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buttrill Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttrill Cemetery
- Shackleford - Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lashley Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashley Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Rains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McWaters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McWaters Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWaters Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Owensby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Owensby Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensby Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Carser Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel - Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklin City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Glenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Brays Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Roopville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Asta Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- High Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rock Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Sewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Standing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Whitfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sargent
(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 Franklin City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin City 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 Franklin City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347045 (Franklin City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347045 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for Franklin City Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2792849 Lon: -85.0927193
- 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 Heard, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin City 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. |