A visit to the Macedonia 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 Macedonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Macedonia Cemetery:
33.9668, -85.3713
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Cedartown. Cedartown lies just to the east northeast of the Macedonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Macedonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Macedonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edmondson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Cemetery
- Hutching Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutching Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutching Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Piedmont (AL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21322 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Lime Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lime Branch Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Branch Cemetery
- New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199085 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Borden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <5>
- Roe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Littlecreek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Littlecreek Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlecreek Cemetery
- The Littlecreek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Gap Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Dugdown Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Tecumseh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Grantley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Tabernacle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Noah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
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 Macedonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Cedartown
- Fruithurst
- Tallapoosa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #317517 (Macedonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #317517 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benedict
- Location given for Macedonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9667677 Lon: -85.3713436
- 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 Polk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macedonia 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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