A visit to the Resaca Confederate 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 Resaca Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Resaca Confederate Cemetery:
34.6059, -84.9441
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Resaca Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Resaca Confederate Cemetery is located in Gordon County<2>.
The county seat for Gordon County is located in Calhoun. Calhoun lies just to the south of the Resaca Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Resaca Confederate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Resaca Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Resaca Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nance Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nance Springs Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Springs Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tilton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Higher Praise Church of God Cemetery
- Sardis Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257974 <5>
- Redwine Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Redwine Cove Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine Cove Cemetery
- Sugar Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Valley Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley Cemetery
- New Echota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Echota Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Echota Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Echota Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Calhoun.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35749 <5>
- Henton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henton Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton Cemetery
- Herington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Herington Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Camp Lewallen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Camp Lewallen Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lewallen Cemetery
- Strain Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Fain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Casey Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Resaca Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Resaca Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Resaca
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Hill City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Sugar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Crown Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Ball Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Villanow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Wells ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Union Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Oakman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Face
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Chatsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Trickum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Waring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Adairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Resaca Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gordon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Resaca Confederate 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 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 Resaca Confederate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Gordon 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 Resaca Confederate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #329400 (Resaca Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #329400 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: Gordon
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun North
- Location given for Resaca Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6059176 Lon: -84.9441101
- 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 Gordon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Resaca Confederate 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. |