A visit to the Banks 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 Banks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banks Cemetery:
33.0562, -84.4780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banks Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Zebulon. Zebulon lies just to the east northeast of the Banks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fossett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fossett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossett Cemetery
- Riggins - Bagwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Thrash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Stribling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stribling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stribling Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Molena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37208 <5>
- Blunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blunt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt Cemetery
- Molena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Molena Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molena Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beckham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham Cemetery
- Leak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leak Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Cemetery
- Beckham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beckham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powder Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Thrash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- Crouch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crouch Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Milner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Molena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Edman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Gay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Meansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Hannahs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Delray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Haralson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harris City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Chalybeate Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Lincoln Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- The Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Esmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Banks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Manchester
- Thomaston
- Warm Springs
- Zebulon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #310771 (Banks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #310771 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Banks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0562375 Lon: -84.4779791
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Banks 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. |