A visit to the Petty 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 Petty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petty Cemetery:
34.7604, -84.1805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petty Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Petty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Petty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Petty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brawley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Tilley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zandt Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Noontootla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Noontootla Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noontootla Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Tilley Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tatum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenway Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Cemetery
- Stock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stock Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Hill Cemetery
- Wilscot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilscot Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilscot Cemetery
- Cavender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cavender Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavender 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 Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Margret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craytonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Tickanetley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Suches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Cherry Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santaluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Culberson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Chestnut Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Ellijay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Ellijay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Choestoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Epworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Pantertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Hothouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
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 Petty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- Ellijay
- McCaysville
- Morganton
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 Petty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 Petty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #329183 (Petty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #329183 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilscot
- Location given for Petty Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7603644 Lon: -84.180471
- 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 Fannin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Petty 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. |