About Byrd Cemetery
Byrd Cemetery is a cemetery near Metter, Candler County, Georgia. It lies about 1.9 mi southeast of Metter. The grounds sit at about 236 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 312130. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bird Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wood Funeral Home in Metter, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Candler County, and 68 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Candler County dates to 1935. 1 of the 54 listings in Candler County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Metter. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
32.41893, -82.07911
What Byrd Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Bird CemeteryMetter, GACemetery1.0 mi
- Thain CemeteryMetter, GACemetery1.1 mi
- Daughtry CemeteryMetter, GACemetery1.9 mi
- Methodist Episcopal Church South CemeteryMetter, GAMethodist cemetery2.3 mi
- Sand Ridge CemeteryMetter, GACemetery2.5 mi
- Salem Baptist Church CemeteryMetter, GABaptist cemetery2.7 mi
- Dekle CemeteryMetter, GACemetery3.0 mi
- Sams Creek Baptist Church CemeteryMetter, GABaptist cemetery3.2 mi
- Coursey Family CemeteryMetter, GAFamily cemetery3.2 mi
- Lee Family CemeteryMetter, GAFamily cemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Byrd Cemetery
- Wood Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Metter · (912) 685-2084
- Whitaker Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Metter · (912) 685-5158
- Hooks Chapel1.7 miFuneral home · Metter · (912) 685-2131
- Kennedy Funeral Homes1.7 miFuneral home · Metter · (912) 685-2131
- Hodges Family Funeral Homes1.9 miFuneral home · Metter · (912) 685-2400
- Wood Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Metter · (912) 685-2084
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.