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A visit to the Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Zandt Cemetery

Lat:   34.7607°   (34° 45' 38")

Lon:   -84.2168°   (-84° 13' 0")

The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Fannin County<1>.

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Van Zandt Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Van Zandt Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Tilley Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tilley Family Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360942 <5>
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Noontootla Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noontootla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noontootla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Noontootla Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Chastain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chastain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chastain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chastain Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Brawley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brawley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brawley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Tatum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tatum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Petty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petty Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Tilley Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Stock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stock Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Woody Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Wilscot Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilscot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilscot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilscot Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Greenway Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenway Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Woody Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Ricketts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricketts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricketts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Fannin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Van Zandt Cemetery.

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

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 Van Zandt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #330127  (Van Zandt Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #330127 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: Wilscot
    • County: Fannin         Elev: 594
    • Location given for GNIS #330127 (Van Zandt Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fannin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Van Zandt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7607, Longitude: -84.2168    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>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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