A visit to the Greer 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 Greer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greer Cemetery:
33.9243, -84.6047
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greer Cemetery is located in Cobb County<2>.
The county seat for Cobb County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies just to the east northeast of the Greer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cheatham Hills Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheatham Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kolb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kolb Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Cheatham Hill Markers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kennesaw Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cheney Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Cemetery
- Big Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Big Bethel Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Paupers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Paupers Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paupers Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hardage Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardage Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Conger Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger Cemetery
- Milford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- St. Judes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Judes Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Judes Cemetery
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Cemetery
- Olive Springs Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maloney Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Marietta City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mountain View Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crest Hill Cemetery is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill Cemetery
- Hangmans Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Austell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mableton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Furniture City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lithia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brookside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Vinings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Acworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Sandy Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Payne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Sturbridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allatoona Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Douglasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Buckhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Allatoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
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 Greer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cobb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Acworth
- Austell
- Dallas
- Douglasville
- Marietta
- Powder Springs
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 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Cobb 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1685921 (Greer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1685921 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: Cobb
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marietta
- Location given for Greer Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9242696 Lon: -84.6046559
- 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 Cobb, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greer 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. |