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A visit to the Cherokee Hill 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 Cherokee Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery:

32.1521, -81.1851

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

The Cherokee Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County<2>.

The county seat for Chatham County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the southeast of the Cherokee Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cherokee Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Cherokee Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherokee Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
  • Westside Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Garret Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garret Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garret Cemetery
  • Ennis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ennis Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <5>
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <5>
  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <5>
  • Colonial Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colonial Park Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chisolm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
    • Willowpeg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Willowpeg Cemetery is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowpeg Cemetery
    • Horning Memorial
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Horning Memorial is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horning Memorial
    • Wright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Magnolia Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
    • Parker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • New Garret Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Garret Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garret Cemetery
    • Pelot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pelot Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelot Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cherokee Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherokee Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Port Wentworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chatham City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
  • Pooler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alabama Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Florida Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
  • Carver Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Liberty City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Union Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
  • Savannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grubbs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Abercorn Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
    • Rincon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <6>
    • Georgetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bona Bella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
    • Thunderbolt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardeeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meldrim
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • Eden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Cherokee Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chatham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherokee Hill 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 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 Cherokee Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Chatham 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 Cherokee Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #312609  (Cherokee Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312609 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: Chatham
      • Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Port Wentworth
      • Location given for Cherokee Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1521471     Lon: -81.1851128
      • 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 Chatham, 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 from Point A (ie- Cherokee Hill 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.