A visit to the Menlo 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 Menlo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Menlo Cemetery:
34.4776, -85.4880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Menlo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County<2>.
The county seat for Chattooga County is located in Summerville. Summerville lies just to the east of the Menlo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Menlo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Menlo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Menlo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24598 <5>
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gamble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Berryton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Berryton Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hemphill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Howards Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Chapel Cemetery
- Mosely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mosely Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosely Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown (AL)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson 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 Menlo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Menlo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Menlo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cloudland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berryton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Bankhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Lyerly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Broomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Chattoogaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Hammondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Adamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Kaolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Trion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
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 Menlo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chattooga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Menlo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Summerville
- Trion
- Valley Head
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 Menlo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Chattooga 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 Menlo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #344467 (Menlo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344467 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: Chattooga
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lyerly
- Location given for Menlo Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.477586 Lon: -85.4880162
- 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 Chattooga, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Menlo 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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