A visit to the Hemphill 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 Hemphill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hemphill Cemetery:
34.5540, -85.4075
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hemphill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Chattooga County<2>.
The county seat for Chattooga County is located in Summerville. Summerville lies just to the south southeast of the Hemphill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hemphill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hemphill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hemphill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gamble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Algood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Algood Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Greenhill Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Trion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trion Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chattooga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chattooga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattooga Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Menlo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
- Berryton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Berryton Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton Cemetery
- Summerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Summerville Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Rape Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rape Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rape Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ami Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ami Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ami Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
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 Hemphill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hemphill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cloudland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Kaolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- New Moon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- 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
- Broomtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Chattoogaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Rising Fawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
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 Hemphill 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 Hemphill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- LaFayette
- Rising Fawn
- Summerville
- Trion
- Valley Head
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 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 Hemphill 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 Hemphill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #315312 (Hemphill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #315312 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: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dougherty Gap
- Location given for Hemphill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.553973 Lon: -85.4074588
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hemphill 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. |