A visit to the Matthew 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 Matthew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthew Cemetery:
34.2409, -85.3088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matthew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matthew Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Rome. Rome lies just to the east of the Matthew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matthew Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Matthew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Padlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Padlock Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Mountain End Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Community Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bush Arbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bush Arbor Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Arbor Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Oaknoll Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaknoll Memorial Gardens is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaknoll Memorial Gardens
- The Oaknoll Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Knoll Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35946 <5>
- Mt. Alto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Alto Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Alto Cemetery
- Clemones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clemones Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemones Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35117 <5>
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Possum Trot Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oreburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Coosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Mount Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Lindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirk's Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chattoogaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Brice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Lyerly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Armuchee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Wax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Howells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Bass Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Gaylesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Matthew Cemetery. The following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Matthew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Matthew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353755 (Matthew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353755 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Livingston
- Location given for Matthew Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2409271 Lon: -85.3088435
- 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 Floyd, 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- Matthew 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. |