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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boatwright Cemetery

Lat:   32.1788°   (32° 10' 43")

Lon:   -82.6949°   (-82° 41' 41")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Mason Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Troop Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troop Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troop Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Troop Grave is located in Wheeler County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Browning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Boatwright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boatwright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • McRae Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRae Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McRae Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McRae Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Starlight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starlight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starlight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starlight Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • McRae Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRae Cemetery
    • The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Alamo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alamo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alamo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alamo Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Benton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • McKinnon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • McCloud Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCloud Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCloud Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Purvis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purvis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Purvis Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <6>
  • Mount Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ailey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <6>
  • Scotland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <6>
  • Cedar Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
  • Tarrytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <6>
  • Petross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Petross is located in Montgomery County
  • Higgston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
    • Lumber City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <6>
    • Vidalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Rock Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Rockledge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
      • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <6>
    • Cedar Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County

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.

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 either 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:

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: GNIS record #351271 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Glenwood
    • County: Wheeler         Elev: 57
    • Location given for GNIS #351271 (Boatwright Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boatwright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1788, Longitude: -82.6949       In this case, the coordinates for the Boatwright Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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