A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
33.6443, -83.8355
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the south southwest of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Oxford Historical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oxford Historical Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Historical Cemetery
- The Oxford Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Oxford Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36105 <5>
- Confederate Soldiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Brodnax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brodnax Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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>
- Southview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
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- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Gum Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gum Creek Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- 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
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Harris Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dally Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dally Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dally 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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Essex Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Porterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Jersey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Social Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Salem Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Youth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- 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
- Conyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Split Silk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Between
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Lakeview Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Loganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Cook 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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conyers
- Covington
- Lithonia
- Monroe
- Rutledge
- Social Circle
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 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 Cook 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312915 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312915 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: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jersey
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.644281 Lon: -83.8354591
- 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 '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- Cook 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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