A visit to the Padlock 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 Padlock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Padlock Cemetery:
34.2737, -85.3219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Padlock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Padlock Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Rome. Rome lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Padlock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Padlock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Padlock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Padlock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Matthew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Matthew Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthew Cemetery
- Mt. Alto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Alto Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Alto Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Mountain End Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oaknoll Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oaknoll Memorial Gardens is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaknoll Memorial Gardens
- The Oaknoll Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Knoll Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35946 <5>
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Possum Trot Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot Cemetery
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35117 <5>
- Round Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Community Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bush Arbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bush Arbor Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Arbor Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Clemones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clemones Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemones Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Padlock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Padlock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oreburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Coosa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Atlanta Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Kirk's Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Rosemont Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armuchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Berryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Brice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Zula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Grover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Padlock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Padlock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Padlock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Padlock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320154 (Padlock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320154 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Mountain
- Location given for Padlock Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2737039 Lon: -85.3218994
- 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 Floyd, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Padlock 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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