A visit to the Asbury 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 Asbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Asbury Cemetery:
32.7743, -83.3327
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Asbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Asbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Asbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Asbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- New Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hopewell Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Balls CME Church Cemetery
- Holloways - Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- White Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Springs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shiloh CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Branan - Vinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McArthur - Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augusta Fountain Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2423502 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Asbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Asbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jeffersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Irwinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McIntyre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Toomsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coopers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cross Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Haddock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Asbury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Asbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Asbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Asbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #346775 (Asbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #346775 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massey Hill
- Location given for Asbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7743096 Lon: -83.3326654
- 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 Wilkinson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Asbury 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |