A visit to the Owltown 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 Owltown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owltown Cemetery:
34.8206, -83.9260
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owltown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owltown Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Blairsville. Blairsville lies just to the north northwest of the Owltown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owltown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Owltown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owltown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Choestoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Choestoe Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Choestoe Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Choestoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Choestoe Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Trackrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trackrock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Union Memory Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Memory Garden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Memory Garden
- Blairsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- Coosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coosa Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pinetop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owltown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owltown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Choestoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Pine Log Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Robertstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Margret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Helen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hiawassee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Yonah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Nacoochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Brasstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hayesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Culberson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 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 Owltown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owltown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Cleveland
- Hayesville
- Hiawassee
- Morganton
- Young Harris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Owltown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Owltown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353156 (Owltown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353156 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 590 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coosa Bald
- Location given for Owltown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8206452 Lon: -83.9260191
- 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 Union, 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 from Point A (ie- Owltown 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. |