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A visit to the Roy 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 Roy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roy 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 Roy Cemetery

Lat:   34.2648°   (34° 15' 53")

Lon:   -83.0540°   (-83° 3' 14")

The Roy Cemetery is located in Hart County<2>.

The county seat for Hart County is located in Hartwell. Hartwell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Roy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Roy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Browns Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Grove Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Vanna UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanna UMC Cemetery
    • The Vanna UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Vanna UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Cemetery
    • Fellowship Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vanna Chapel Church Cemetery
  • Old Hendry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hendry Cemetery
    • The Old Hendry Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Old Hendry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Hendry's Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Redwine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redwine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redwine Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Starr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starr Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Royston Cemetery
    • Royston City Cemetery
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elbert County
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Elbert County
  • Old Holley Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Hart County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Franklin Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Franklin Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
    • Bowman City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman City Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • St. Johns CME Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns CME Church Cemetery
      • The St. Johns CME Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
      • The St. Johns CME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Faith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Faith Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
      • The Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ruckers Grove Cemetery
    • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Hart County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hart 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 Roy Cemetery.

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

  • Royston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Harper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Elbert County
  • Franklin Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Canon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flat Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
  • Dewy Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dalton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Elbert County
  • Hartwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Madison County
    • Goss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Elbert County
    • Maretts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
      • Maretts is located in Hart County
    • Lavonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Harmony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County
    • Carnesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Danielsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Comer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <5>
    • Reed Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County

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 Roy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hart County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Roy 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 Roy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #321978  (Roy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #321978 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: Royston
    • County: Hart         Elev: 238
    • Location given for GNIS #321978 (Roy Cemetery)

The official website for Hart County: www.hartcountyga.org/

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 Hart, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2648, Longitude: -83.0540       In this case, the coordinates for the Roy 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.




 

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