A visit to the Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flat Rock Cemetery:
33.2310, -82.3012
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Flat Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Flat Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flat Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Avret Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Avret Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avret Cemetery
- Ways Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ways Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ways Grove Cemetery
- Ways Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ways Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ways Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Keysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Keysville Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Wrens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wrens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Cemetery
- Wrens Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pol Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pol Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pol Hill Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Gough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33036 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Flat Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flat Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matthews
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Noah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Keysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wrens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zebina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Wrens Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Blythe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Stapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Dearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hephzibah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
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 Flat Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flat Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Harlem
- Louisville
- Wrens
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 Flat Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Flat Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345706 (Flat Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345706 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matthews
- Location given for Flat Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2309779 Lon: -82.3012347
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Rock 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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