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A visit to the Colonial Park 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 Colonial Park Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colonial Park Cemetery:

32.0752, -81.0896

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

The Colonial Park Cemetery is located in Chatham County<2>.

The county seat for Chatham County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the west of the Colonial Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Colonial Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Colonial Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cathedral Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33167 <5>
  • Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • East Savannah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Savannah Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Savannah Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Bonaventure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonaventure Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
    • The Bonaventure Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32916 <5>
  • Crest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greenwich Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwich Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
    • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • New Guinea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The New Guinea Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guinea Cemetery
    • Old Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old Church Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
    • Cherokee Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cherokee Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hill Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
    • Waldburgh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Waldburgh Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldburgh Cemetery
    • Cummingsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
    • Cummingsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
    • Shad Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shad Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Jasper County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Colonial Park Cemetery.

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

  • Robert M Hitch Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Savannah
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carver Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Union Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
  • Florida Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
  • Liberty City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Abercorn Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
  • Thunderbolt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodville is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
  • Alabama Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
  • Bona Bella
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chatham City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
    • Whitemarsh Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitemarsh Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Island
    • Grubbs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Isle of Hope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Vernonburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Golden Isles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmington Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Pooler
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Colonial Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chatham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colonial Park Cemetery.

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 websites either 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 Colonial Park 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 Colonial Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #312865  (Colonial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312865 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: Savannah
      • Location given for Colonial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.075208     Lon: -81.0895564
      • 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 '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- Colonial Park 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.