A visit to the Henton 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 Henton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henton Cemetery:
34.6829, -84.9030
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County<2>.
The county seat for Whitfield County is located in Dalton. Dalton lies just to the north northwest of the Henton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henton 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 Henton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Camp Lewallen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Lewallen Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lewallen Cemetery
- Nance Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nance Springs Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Springs Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Higher Praise Church of God Cemetery
- Sardis Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257974 <5>
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wagnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wagnon Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnon Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Resaca Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- The Elrod Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647679 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Whitfield Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitfield Memorial Gardens is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitfield Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37732 <5>
- West Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37668 <5>
- Suttle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- Redwine Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Redwine Cove Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine Cove Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Connally Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Connally Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally 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 Henton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hill City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Wells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Sugar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rocky Face
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Eton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Trickum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Villanow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Oakman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Tunnel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Varnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
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 Henton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun
- Chatsworth
- Eton
- Eton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Henton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
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 helpful 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 Henton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Whitfield 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 Henton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353439 (Henton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353439 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: Whitfield
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton South
- Location given for Henton Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6828603 Lon: -84.902998
- 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 Whitfield, 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- Henton 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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