A visit to the Dover 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 Dover Cemetery ...
The Dover Cemetery is located in Newton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Brodnax Cemetery
- The Brodnax Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Walton County
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- Colley Cemetery
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Confederate Soldiers Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Ellington Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Walton County
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- Gum Creek Cemetery
- The Gum Creek Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Walton County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lawnwood Memorial Park
- The Lawnwood Memorial Park is located in Newton County
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- 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 <2>
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Mobley Cemetery
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Walton County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Owens Cemetery
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Glynn County
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- Oxford Historical Cemetery
- The Oxford Historical Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- The Oxford Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Oxford Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36105 <2>
- Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Southview Cemetery
- The Southview Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- The Southview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington City Cemetery
- New Covington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640575 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Between
- Between is located in Walton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Conyers
- Covington
- Dixie Village
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
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- Dixie
- Dixie is located in Newton County
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- Essex Village
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
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- Hub Junction
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
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- Jersey
- Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
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- Loganville
- Mansfield
- Monroe
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newborn
- Oxford
- Porterdale
- Salem Village
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
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- Social Circle
- Split Silk
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
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- Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whitney
- Whitney is located in Walton County
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- Youth
- Youth is located in Walton County
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- Zingara
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
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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 Dover 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 Dover 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 start with 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 Dover 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 Dover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #313600 (Dover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #313600 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: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dover Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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