A visit to the Shoal Creek 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shoal Creek Cemetery:
34.4676, -83.0451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shoal Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Hart County<2>.
The county seat for Hart County is located in Hartwell. Hartwell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Shoal Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shoal Creek 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shoal Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence UMC Cemetery
- The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Maret Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Maret Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maret Cemetery
- Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kesse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesse Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Chapel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carnes Family Cemetery
- Byrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrum Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrum Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fair Play (SC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183903 <5>
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- South Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Snowhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shoal Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gumlog
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Fair Play
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Flat Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Avalon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Hartwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Price ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Townville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Carnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Eastanollee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holland Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
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 Shoal Creek 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Hartwell
- Lavonia
- Royston
- Westminster
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 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hart 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335708 (Shoal Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335708 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: Hart
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavonia
- Location given for Shoal Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4676023 Lon: -83.0451494
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shoal Creek 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. |