A visit to the Elder 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 Elder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elder Cemetery:
33.7832, -83.3438
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elder Cemetery is located in Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Watkinsville. Watkinsville lies just to the northwest of the Elder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Elder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hardigree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hardigree Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardigree Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Mayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mayne Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayne Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Hardigree - Aycock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hardigree - Aycock Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardigree - Aycock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardigree - Aycock Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Watkinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2330033 <5>
- Jacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jacks Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Watkinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414153 <5>
- Fambrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fambrough Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fambrough Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Hardigree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardigree Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardigree Cemetery
- Bearden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bearden Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward 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 Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxeys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- North High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bostwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Winterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Bogart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 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 Elder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- High Shoals
- Madison
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
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 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #327747 (Elder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #327747 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnett Shoals
- Location given for Elder Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7831765 Lon: -83.3437697
- 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 Oconee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elder 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. |