A visit to the Zachry 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 Zachry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zachry Cemetery:
33.3779, -85.2299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zachry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zachry Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Zachry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zachry 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 Zachry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zachry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Caney Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Caney Head Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Head Cemetery
- New Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Springs Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37500 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Veal Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Noles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noles Cemetery
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Ridley - Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome 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 Zachry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zachry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ephesus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Sewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Centralhatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Bowdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- O'Neals Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Ranburne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Hightower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Glenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrison Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
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 Zachry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zachry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Zachry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 Zachry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347176 (Zachry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347176 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roopville
- Location given for Zachry Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3778929 Lon: -85.2299461
- 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 Heard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zachry 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. |
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