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A visit to the Lower Hightower 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 Lower Hightower Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Hightower 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 Lower Hightower Cemetery

Lat:   34.9201°   (34° 55' 12")

Lon:   -83.6960°   (-83° 41' 45")

The Lower Hightower Cemetery is located in Towns County<2>.

The county seat for Towns County is located in Hiawassee. Hiawassee lies just to the west northwest of the Lower Hightower Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lower Hightower Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Ivy Mount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Mount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ivy Mount Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Upper Hightower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Hightower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Hightower Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Corn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corn Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborn Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Enotah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enotah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enotah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enotah Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Boyd Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Chapel Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lower Bell Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Bell Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Bell Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Bell Creek Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Sims Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sims Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Towns County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Burch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Burch Cemetery is located in Towns County
    • Burch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
      • The Burch Cemetery is located in Towns County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Hiawassee.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33059 <5>
    • Ledford Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledford Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Towns County
    • Galloway Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galloway Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Ledford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledford Cemetery is located in Clay County (NC)
    • McClure Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClure Cemetery is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Woods Grove Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Hills Memory Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Towns County
    • Stonecyphen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonecyphen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonecyphen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stonecyphen Cemetery is located in Rabun County

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 Lower Hightower Cemetery.

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

  • Hunt ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hunt is located in Towns County
  • Hiawassee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
    • Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
  • Young Harris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
    • Young Harris is located in Towns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <7>
  • Tate City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
  • Hayesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Union County
  • Warne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warne
    • Warne is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warne <7>
  • Choestoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choestoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
    • Choestoe is located in Union County
  • Germany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Germany is located in Rabun County
  • Robertstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
    • Robertstown is located in White County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blairsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Helen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tiger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Log Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Log Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
    • Nacoochee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brasstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
      • Brasstown is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <7>
    • Wiley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <7>
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountain City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 <7>
    • Dillard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakemont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Yonah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
      • Yonah is located in White County
    • Otto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Lower Hightower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Towns County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lower Hightower 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 Lower Hightower Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #351240  (Lower Hightower Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #351240 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: Macedonia
    • County: Towns         Elev: 636
    • Location given for GNIS #351240 (Lower Hightower 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 Towns, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lower Hightower Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9201, Longitude: -83.6960       In this case, the coordinates for the Lower Hightower 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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