A visit to the Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bruce Cemetery:
33.4546, -83.0865
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bruce Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bruce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bruce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bruce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Copelan - Credille Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Ward Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Copelin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copelin Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copelin Family Cemetery
- The Copelin Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Copelan Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364449 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Plains Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in White Plains.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37717 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Barnhart - Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35596 <5>
- Saw Dust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Saw Dust Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Dust Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crawfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Durham Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Barnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Buckhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eatonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
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 Bruce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Eatonton
- Sparta
- Union Point
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 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1705391 (Bruce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1705391 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Plains
- Location given for Bruce Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4545779 Lon: -83.0865421
- 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 Greene, 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 from Point A (ie- Bruce 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. |