A visit to the Damascus Baptist Church 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 Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery:
31.7297, -84.7491
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Cuthbert. Cuthbert lies just to the northwest of the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Henderson Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hebron Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Carnegie Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Shellman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1349845 <5>
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Regan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Regan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan Cemetery
- Margus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Springvale Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Vilulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Vilulah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilulah Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cuthbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Parrott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gaines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Leary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Lumpkin
(22 miles [35.4 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 Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuthbert
- Dawson
- Edison
- Fort Gaines
- Leary
- Leary lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2585284 (Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2585284 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martins Crossroads
- Location given for Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7297186 Lon: -84.7491342
- 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 Randolph, 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- Damascus Baptist Church 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. |