A visit to the Sandy Flat 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 Sandy Flat Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Flat 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 Sandy Flat Cemetery
Lat: 33.5176° (33° 31' 3")
Lon: -85.3008° (-85° 18' 2")
The Sandy Flat Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sandy Flat Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sandy Flat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- First Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The First Methodist Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Bowdon Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowdon Baptist Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Town Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Bowdon City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowdon City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowdon City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowdon City Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Cleburne County (AL)
- Cleburne Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleburne Memorial Garden
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleburne Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cleburne Memorial Garden is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Bethena Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethena Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethena Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethena Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Buchanan Memorial Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Carroll County
- Garretts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garretts Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garretts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garretts Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Goldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goldridge Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Old Shiloh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shiloh Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Shiloh Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Rolling Acres Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Acres Memory Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Acres Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rolling Acres Memory Gardens is located in Carroll County
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Flat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ranburne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Hightower
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Sewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Newell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Roosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Roopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roopville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roopville
- Roopville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roopville <5>
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Ai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Frolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowdon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Micaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muscadine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Centralhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Budapest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Tallapoosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Sandy Flat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Flat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Carrollton
- Tallapoosa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sandy Flat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Carroll County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sandy Flat Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sandy Flat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #349713 (Sandy Flat Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #349713 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: Bowdon West
- County: Carroll Elev: 329
- Location given for GNIS #349713 (Sandy Flat Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/
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 Carroll, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandy Flat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5176, Longitude: -85.3008 In this case, the coordinates for the Sandy Flat 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. |