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:
34.7387, -84.2285
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 Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Garrett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zandt Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Greenway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenway Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Cemetery
- Stock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stock Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Hill Cemetery
- Chastain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Tilley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brawley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley Cemetery
- Tilley Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Wilscot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wilscot Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilscot Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Margret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Tickanetley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Craytonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Greens Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Log
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Suches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Santaluca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Ellijay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Ellijay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Yukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Chestnut Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Owltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Epworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Culberson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Pantertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Big Canoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dahlonega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Copperhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Fry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
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 Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- Copperhill
- Dahlonega
- Ellijay
- McCaysville
- Morganton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Garrett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 #327919 (Garrett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #327919 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 601 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noontootla
- Location given for Garrett Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7386975 Lon: -84.2285269
- 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 Fannin, 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 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. |
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