A visit to the Melwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Melwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melwood Cemetery (FG ID #35317).
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 Melwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melwood Cemetery:
33.8230, -84.2071
The Melwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the west southwest of the Melwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melwood Cemetery.
Name Variations for Melwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Melwood Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Melwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Hills Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Stone Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Washington Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scottdale Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarkston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Belvedere Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Danbury Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Northwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Druid Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turner Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Glenwood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Norcross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Druid Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Panthersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 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 Melwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chamblee
- Clarkston
- Decatur
- Doraville
- Norcross
- Stone Mountain
- Tucker
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 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 Melwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Melwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #35317
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #325999 (Melwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325999 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stone Mountain
- Location given for Melwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8228822 Lon: -84.2065865
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including DeKalb, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Melwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |