A visit to the Amerson 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 Amerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amerson Cemetery:
33.0810, -82.7010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Amerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Amerson Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Sandersville. Sandersville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Amerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Amerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Amerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Downs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Whiteoak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whiteoak Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak Cemetery
- John Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The John Sparks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sparks Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Euphrates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Euphrates Cemetery is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphrates Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Warthen.
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32824 <5>
- Warthen UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Warthen UMC Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warthen UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warthen UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Warthen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170974 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warthen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newsome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Jordans Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Branch Cemetery is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Branch Cemetery
- Edgehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgehill Cemetery is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill Cemetery
- Braddy - Hilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Warthen.
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Sisters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sisters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery
- The Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Allen - Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Amerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edge Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Warthen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davisboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tennille
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Avera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Goat Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zebulon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Bartow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wrens Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Zebina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
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 Amerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Louisville
- Sandersville
- Sparta
- Wadley
- Warrenton
- Wrens
- Wrens lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Amerson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wrens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
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 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 Amerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Amerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #348283 (Amerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348283 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Downs
- Location given for Amerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0809844 Lon: -82.7009674
- 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amerson 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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