A visit to the Burnt Church 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 Burnt Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnt Church Cemetery:
31.8785, -81.2618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnt Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burnt Church Cemetery is located in Bryan County<2>.
The county seat for Bryan County is located in Pembroke. Pembroke lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Burnt Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burnt Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Burnt Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnt Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strathy Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Strathy Hall Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathy Hall Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wild Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wild Horn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horn Cemetery
- Wild Heron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wild Heron Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Heron Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Gun Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gun Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Hill Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beach Hill MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bragg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Driggers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Driggers Cemetery is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggers Cemetery
- Old Dorchester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Dorchester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waldburgh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Waldburgh Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldburgh Cemetery
- Hopeton Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Woodstock Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burnt Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnt Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coffee Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Fleming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vernonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Skidaway Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Isle of Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Abercorn Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
- Liberty City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Riceboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bona Bella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Union Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Carver Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Florida Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Alabama Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Pooler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thunderbolt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Chatham City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
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 Burnt Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bryan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnt Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Burnt Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Bryan 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 Burnt Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312063 (Burnt Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312063 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: Bryan
- Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond Hill
- Location given for Burnt Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8785456 Lon: -81.261774
- 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 Bryan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnt Church 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. |