A visit to the Boatwright 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 Boatwright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boatwright Cemetery:
32.1788, -82.6949
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies just to the west southwest of the Boatwright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boatwright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Boatwright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boatwright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Troop Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Troop Grave is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troop Grave
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Starlight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Starlight Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Alamo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ailey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270478 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boatwright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boatwright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ailey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Tarrytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Higgston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McRae - Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McRae
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Uvalda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Soperton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Vidalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lumber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lumber City Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rockledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
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 Boatwright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boatwright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Boatwright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Hazlehurst
- Lyons
- McRae
- McRae lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Boatwright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
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 Boatwright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wheeler 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 Boatwright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #351271 (Boatwright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #351271 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: Wheeler
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenwood
- Location given for Boatwright Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1787888 Lon: -82.6948587
- 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 Wheeler, 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 from Point A (ie- Boatwright 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. |