A visit to the Damascus 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damascus Cemetery:
32.9415, -83.7449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Damascus Cemetery.
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.<4>
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 Salem Cemetery
- Wadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wadley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Rock Church Cemetery
- St. Peters Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36785 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Humphries Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Gorden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Forsyth.
- Singleton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holland B Speller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Battle Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lizella.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281948 <5>
- Macon Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Macon Memorial Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Memorial Park
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35131 <5>
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Macon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36624 <5>
- Lewis Loyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Loyd Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Loyd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Smarr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Juliette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vinson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- East Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- 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)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Round Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Mountain Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Echeconnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- 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)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
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
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 helpful 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #313270 (Damascus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #313270 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macon NW
- Location given for Damascus Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9415255 Lon: -83.7449033
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Damascus 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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