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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave

Lat:   32.6668°   (32° 40' 0")

Lon:   -84.0960°   (-84° 5' 45")

The Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the northeast of the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shilo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shilo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shilo Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Jordan Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Byrd - Glover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd - Glover Cemetery
    • The Byrd - Glover Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd - Glover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Reynolds.
    • The Byrd - Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glover Cemetery
    • Glover Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34156 <5>
  • White Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Elam Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elam Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Hollis Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollis Road Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Midway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Wainwright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wainwright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wainwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wainwright Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Gaillard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaillard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaillard Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Roberta City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberta City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberta City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberta City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Pinegrove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinegrove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinegrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinegrove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Providence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Crawford County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <6>
  • Roberta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
    • Roberta is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <6>
  • Reynolds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <6>
  • Zenith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Zenith is located in Crawford County
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Upson County
  • Musella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
    • Musella is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <6>
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Taylor County
  • Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Culloden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prattsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prattsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Howard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Marshallville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <6>
    • Yatesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Upson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <6>
    • Rupert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
    • Lizella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Miami Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
    • Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Thomaston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County

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 Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Butler
    • Butler lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Reynolds
  • Roberta
    • Roberta lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roberta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
  • Thomaston

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 Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave:

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 Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #342915  (Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave)
    • Note: GNIS record #342915 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Roberta
    • County: Crawford         Elev: 110
    • Location given for GNIS #342915 (Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave)

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Crawford, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6668, Longitude: -84.0960       In this case, the coordinates for the Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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