A visit to the Harmony 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 Harmony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmony Cemetery:
34.4465, -83.5124
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harmony Cemetery is located in Banks County<2>.
The county seat for Banks County is located in Homer. Homer lies just to the south of the Harmony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harmony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harmony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Homer.
- The Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Line Cemetery
- Old Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Line Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Cemetery
- The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peyton Cemetery
- Broad River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Broad River Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad River Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- B C Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The B C Grant Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B C Grant Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Kimsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kimsey Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimsey Cemetery
- Level Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Level Grove Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Grove Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woodley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woodley Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodley Cemetery
- Silver Shoal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Silver Shoal Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shoal Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raoul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Demorest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Gillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Toccoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- White Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Eastanollee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brookton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Land ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
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 Harmony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Banks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Clarkesville
- Commerce
- Cornelia
- Demorest
- Homer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Banks 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #349262 (Harmony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #349262 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: Banks
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin
- Location given for Harmony Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4464902 Lon: -83.5123922
- 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 Banks, 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- Harmony 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. |