A visit to the Burke Memorial Gardens ...
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 Burke Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burke Memorial Gardens:
33.0765, -81.9993
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burke Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burke Memorial Gardens is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the northwest of the Burke Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burke Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burke Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burke Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <5>
- Gray Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Family Cemetery
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Walker Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Scott Cemetery
- Bynes Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bynes Grove Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynes Grove Cemetery
- Old Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Applewhite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Applewhite Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewhite Cemetery
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Quinnie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
- Botsford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
- Gordon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542327 <5>
- Gresham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Casevill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casevill Cemetery
- Caseville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Burke Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burke Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Munnerlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Perkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Magruder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hephzibah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Millen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blythe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Noah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Kathwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Gracewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Emmalane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Pepperidge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Zebina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
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 Burke Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burke Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Burke Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Burke Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347952 (Burke Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347952 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Idlewood
- Location given for Burke Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 33.0765405 Lon: -81.9992845
- 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 Burke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burke Memorial Gardens) 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. |