A visit to the High Point 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 High Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Point Cemetery:
33.3165, -85.2636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the High Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The High Point Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the High Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the High Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the High Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from High Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Almon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Almon Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon Cemetery
- Ridley - Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Noles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noles Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
- The East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Napoleon Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339431 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35785 <5>
- Rooks - Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill - Roop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zachry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zachry Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachry Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Highway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Highway Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Cemetery
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Springs Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the High Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frolona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Ephesus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- High Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- O'Neals Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Glenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roopville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Wedowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
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 High Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The High Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Franklin
- Roanoke
- Wedowee
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 High Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 High Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347075 (High Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347075 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Napoleon
- Location given for High Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3165056 Lon: -85.2635575
- 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 Heard, 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' (or 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- High Point 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. |