A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
33.0260, -81.8512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
- Old Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Wimberly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wimberly Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberly Cemetery
- Botsford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Beech Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Branch Cemetery
- Mallard - Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard - Holland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Girard.
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35147 <5>
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Green Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Fork Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fork Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Perkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hiltonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Millen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Emmalane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Scarboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Sylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Saint Clair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rosier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millen
- Sylvania
- Waynesboro
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 helpful 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347929 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347929 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alexander
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0259877 Lon: -81.8512261
- 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 Burke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander 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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