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A visit to the Payne Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Payne Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery

Lat:   34.4787°   (34° 28' 43")

Lon:   -83.3971°   (-83° 23' 49")

The Payne Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Toccoa. Toccoa lies just to the north northeast of the Payne Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Farmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Kimbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimbell Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Corinth Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Church Cemetery
    • The Corinth Church Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Currahee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Currahee Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Leatherwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leatherwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leatherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Banks County
  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunshine Cemetery
    • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Lathan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lathan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lathan Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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    • Damascus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Payne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Welcome Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Habersham County
    • Broad River Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broad River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broad River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broad River Cemetery is located in Banks County
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Carnes Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnes Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carnes Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Airy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Toccoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Franklin County
  • Eastanollee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Toccoa Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
    • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <5>
  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Parhams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Parhams is located in Franklin County
  • Demorest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Habersham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
  • Raoul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Raoul is located in Habersham County
  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Carnesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Clarkesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Turnerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <5>
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Tugaloo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
    • Lula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lavonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <5>

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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Payne Cemetery:

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 Payne Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #329145  (Payne Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #329145 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lake Russell
    • County: Stephens         Elev: 245
    • Location given for GNIS #329145 (Payne Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Stephens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Payne Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4787, Longitude: -83.3971       In this case, the coordinates for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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