A visit to the Garrett 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 Garrett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garrett Cemetery:
34.5201, -85.4130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garrett Cemetery is located in Chattooga County<2>.
The county seat for Chattooga County is located in Summerville. Summerville lies just to the southeast of the Garrett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garrett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Garrett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gamble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Berryton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Berryton Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton Cemetery
- Summerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Summerville Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Cemetery
- Menlo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
- Ami Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ami Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ami Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greenhill Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pennville Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pennville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213995 <5>
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Algood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Algood Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24598 <5>
- Trion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trion Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Chattooga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chattooga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattooga Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Menlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloudland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Lyerly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Chattoogaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Kaolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Zula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- LaFayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Armuchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
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 Garrett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chattooga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- LaFayette
- Summerville
- Trion
- Valley Head
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 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 Garrett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Chattooga 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 Garrett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314521 (Garrett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314521 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: Chattooga
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dougherty Gap
- Location given for Garrett Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.520085 Lon: -85.4130143
- 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 Chattooga, 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- Garrett 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. |