A visit to the Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buena Vista Cemetery:
34.0293, -83.3699
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the south of the Buena Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buena Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethaven Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethaven Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Niemmo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Niemmo Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemmo Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Coile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coile Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arnold Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Oconee Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oconee Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oconee Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35965 <5>
- East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Chandler #5 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stapler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stapler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapler Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery #3
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Overlook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Colbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bogart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Osceola Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Watkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Danielsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- North High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bishop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
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 Buena Vista Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Commerce
- Danielsville
- Jefferson
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #311988 (Buena Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #311988 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hull
- Location given for Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0292793 Lon: -83.3698796
- 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 Clarke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Vista 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. |