A visit to the Sunrise 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 Sunrise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunrise Cemetery:
34.2546, -83.5549
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Banks County<2>.
The county seat for Banks County is located in Homer. Homer lies just to the north northeast of the Sunrise Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunrise Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sunrise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunrise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Solid Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Veal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Grove Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Level Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Oconee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oconee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
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 Sunrise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunrise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Gillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Talmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arcade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Candler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rainbow Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Raoul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Braselton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Planter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
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 Sunrise Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Banks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunrise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Commerce
- Gainesville
- Homer
- Homer lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sunrise Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Jefferson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Sunrise Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Banks 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 Sunrise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #323769 (Sunrise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #323769 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: Banks
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maysville
- Location given for Sunrise Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2545505 Lon: -83.5548879
- 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 Banks, 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- Sunrise 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |