A visit to the Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mill Creek Cemetery:
34.7365, -85.0422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Whitfield County<2>.
The county seat for Whitfield County is located in Dalton. Dalton lies just to the east northeast of the Mill Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mill Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mill Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mill Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Suttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Dunagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37668 <5>
- Callaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Callaway Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Camp Lewallen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Lewallen Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lewallen Cemetery
- Whitfield Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitfield Memorial Gardens is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitfield Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37732 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Rocky Face Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Face Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face Cemetery
- Goodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cavender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavender Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavender Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Strain Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Redwine Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Redwine Cove Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine Cove Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Dogwood Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moon - Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moon - Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon - Jones Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- The Elrod Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647679 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mill Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mill Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crown Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Rocky Face
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Villanow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Tunnel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Hill City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Resaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Varnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catoosa Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Rock Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- LaFayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ruralvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Blue Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
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 Mill Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mill Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- LaFayette
- Ringgold
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 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 Mill Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Whitfield 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 Mill Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #328791 (Mill Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #328791 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: Whitfield
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Villanow
- Location given for Mill Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7364691 Lon: -85.0421694
- 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 Whitfield, 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- Mill Creek 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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