A visit to the Rest Haven Memorial 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 Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery:
33.0246, -83.9605
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies just to the east northeast of the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forsyth City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Forsyth City Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth City Cemetery
- Garden of Prayer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Zellner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zellner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zellner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Forsyth.
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- McCough African-American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McCowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Chambliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chambliss Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambliss Cemetery
- Stern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stern Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stern Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Forsyth.
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crowder Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Forsyth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33502 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36966 <5>
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Faith Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Faith Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Forsyth.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forsyth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smarr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Box Ankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Goggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Bolingbroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Juliette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aldora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Yatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- The Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Musella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flovilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lizella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Orchard Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Payne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Wayside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Round Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Meansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Flovilla
- Forsyth
- Jackson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321527 (Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321527 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forsyth
- Location given for Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0245751 Lon: -83.9604651
- 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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rest Haven Memorial 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. |