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A visit to the Kell Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Kell Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kell Cemetery

Lat:   34.9256°   (34° 55' 32")

Lon:   -83.2663°   (-83° 15' 58")

The Kell Cemetery is located in Rabun County<2>.

The county seat for Rabun County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the west southwest of the Kell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Kell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hamby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch UMC Cemetery
    • The Antioch UMC Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Hale Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hale Church Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Speed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Speed Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holden Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Billingsley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Page Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Dotson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Chechero Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hedden Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County (NC)
      • The Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blue Valley Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197171 <5>
    • Head of Tennesse Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • McCurry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCurry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCurry Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Rabun County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Antioch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Rabun County
  • Sky Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
    • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <6>
  • Scaly Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
    • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
  • Mountain Rest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dillard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickskillet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Highlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Longcreek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Germany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Germany is located in Rabun County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Otto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <6>
    • Battle Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Lakemont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Tamassee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tallulah Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <6>
    • Walhalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tugaloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Cashiers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashiers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
      • Cashiers is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <6>
    • Tate City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
      • Tate City is located in Towns County

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 Kell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rabun County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kell Cemetery:

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 Kell Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #328374  (Kell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #328374 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rabun Bald
    • County: Rabun         Elev: 653
    • Location given for GNIS #328374 (Kell Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Rabun, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9256, Longitude: -83.2663       In this case, the coordinates for the Kell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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