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A visit to the Damascus Cemetery ...


The location of the Damascus Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Damascus Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damascus Cemetery

Lat:   32.9415°   (32° 56' 29")

Lon:   -83.7449°   (-83° 44' 41")

The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Damascus Cemetery .

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 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 Damascus Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Damascus Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Damascus Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Damascus Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bolingbroke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Payne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
    • Smarr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
      • Smarr is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <4>
    • Macon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lizella
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
    • Cross Keys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • Juliette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <4>
    • Vinson Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Wayside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • East Macon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Morton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
        • Morton is located in Jones County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
      • Forsyth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheeler Heights
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
        • Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
      • Gray
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
        • Gray is located in Jones County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
      • Bradley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Round Oak
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
        • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
        • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
      • Mountain Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
        • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
      • Echeconnee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
        • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
      • Dry Branch
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsboro
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Box Ankle
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
        • Box Ankle is located in Monroe 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 Damascus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Forsyth
    • Gray
      • Gray lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Damascus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Macon
      • Macon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Damascus Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Damascus Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Flewellen-Holt Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Wadley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wadley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadley Cemetery
    • Winn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Winn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winn Cemetery
    • Union Bibb Primitive Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peter Rock Church Cemetery
      • St. Peters Rock Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36785 <6>
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Humphries Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphries Cemetery
      • McKay Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McKay Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The McKay Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
      • Gorden Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorden Cemetery
      • Greater Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
      • Singleton Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Holland B Speller Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland B Speller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holland B Speller Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland B Speller Cemetery
      • Thomas Battle Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thomas Battle Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Thomas Battle Family Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Battle Family Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Bibb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Parker Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Parker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Lizella.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281948 <6>
      • Macon Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Macon Memorial Park is located in Bibb County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Macon.
        • The Macon Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Macon Memorial Park Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macon Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35131 <6>
      • Linwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakridge Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Bibb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakridge Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewis Loyd Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Loyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Loyd Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Loyd Cemetery

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

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #313270  (Damascus Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #313270 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: Macon NW
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 144
      • Location given for GNIS #313270 (Damascus Cemetery)

    The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

    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 Monroe, 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 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 Damascus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9415, Longitude: -83.7449       In this case, the coordinates for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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