A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
32.8379, -83.0532
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies just to the west southwest of the Collins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- David Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The David Clay Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Clay Cemetery
- Branan - Kinny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lords Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lords Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Stubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Criswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Criswell Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
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- Ruthford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruthford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthford Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Temples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Temples Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- The Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
- Harvill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harvill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvill Cemetery
- Bay Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bay Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Branch Cemetery
- Moye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moye Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moye Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toomsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Oconee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irwinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McIntyre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Deepstep
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goat Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Tennille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ivey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Coopers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sandersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lovett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irwinton
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Toomsboro
- Wrightsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #346783 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #346783 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toomsboro
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8379313 Lon: -83.0532036
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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 Wilkinson, 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- Collins 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |