A visit to the McWaters 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 McWaters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McWaters Cemetery:
33.3004, -85.0452
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McWaters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McWaters Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west southwest of the McWaters Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McWaters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McWaters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Daniel - Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Melson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Melson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Tompkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Bevis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bevis Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis Cemetery
- Caswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caswell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Cemetery
- Franklin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shackleford - Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heard Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Heard Wesley Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Wesley Cemetery
- Enon Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove Cemetery
- Faver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Faver Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faver Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carser Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darden - Crain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Stallings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stallings Cemetery is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McWaters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McWaters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Roosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Brays Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Hogansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Asta Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Lone Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Smith City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Sewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rock Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
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 McWaters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McWaters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Hogansville
- Newnan
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 McWaters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 McWaters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347089 (McWaters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347089 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for McWaters Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3003956 Lon: -85.0452184
- 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 Heard, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McWaters 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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