A visit to the Confederate Soldiers 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 Confederate Soldiers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery:
33.6193, -83.8730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Confederate Soldiers Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the south southeast of the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawnwood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lawnwood Memorial Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnwood Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawnwood Memorial Park is located outside and to the northwest of Covington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34931 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Southview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Southview Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- The Southview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington City Cemetery
- New Covington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640575 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Bara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Bara Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Bara Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Echols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Brodnax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brodnax Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Gum Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gum Creek Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek Cemetery
- Austin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- High Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rakestraw Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakestraw Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd 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 Confederate Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Covington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Essex Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Porterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Dixie Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Jersey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Social Circle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conyers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zingara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Youth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Newborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Between
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Loganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lithonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
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 Confederate Soldiers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conyers
- Covington
- Lithonia
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Rutledge
- Social Circle
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 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 Confederate Soldiers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Confederate Soldiers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1673443 (Confederate Soldiers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673443 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Covington
- Location given for Confederate Soldiers Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6192808 Lon: -83.8729611
- 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 Newton, 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- Confederate Soldiers 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. |
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