A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
34.3840, -84.0674
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.
The county seat for Dawson County is located in Dawsonville. Dawsonville lies just to the northwest of the Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Auraria Church of Almighty God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coal Mtn. Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mtn. Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestatee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33253 <5>
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Sawnee View Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dawsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Barrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Whelchel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cumming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Big Canoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Flowery Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Land ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Grace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Marble Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Free Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Blackshear Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Gainesville Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Rainbow Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Brookton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Cumming
- Dahlonega
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
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 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320163 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320163 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawsonville
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3839845 Lon: -84.0674114
- 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 Dawson, 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- Palmer 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |