A visit to the McEntire 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 McEntire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McEntire Cemetery:
34.6145, -84.7791
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McEntire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McEntire Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Chatsworth. Chatsworth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the McEntire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McEntire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McEntire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McEntire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Casey Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Higher Praise Church of God Cemetery
- Sardis Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257974 <5>
- Connally Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Connally Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Wagnon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wagnon Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnon Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Henton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Henton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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- Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Nance Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Nance Springs Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Springs Cemetery
- Resaca Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Echota Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The New Echota Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Echota Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Echota Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Calhoun.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35749 <5>
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Berean Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 McEntire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McEntire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wells ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Carters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Oakman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tails Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hill City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Sugar Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ludville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Union Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Eton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Whitestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Jerusalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talking Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yukon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Ellijay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
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 McEntire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McEntire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun
- Chatsworth
- Ellijay
- Eton
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 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 McEntire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 McEntire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #334554 (McEntire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #334554 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redbud
- Location given for McEntire Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6145294 Lon: -84.7791046
- 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 Murray, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McEntire 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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