A visit to the Geer 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 Geer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Geer Cemetery:
33.6890, -83.1521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Geer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Geer Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies just to the south southwest of the Geer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Geer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Geer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Geer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Penfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Penfield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield Cemetery
- Bairdstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bairdstown Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Janes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Broach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Broach Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broach Cemetery
- L H Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The L H Cook Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L H Cook Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Maxeys Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maxeys Sunset Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys Sunset Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maxeys Sunset Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974948 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Tuggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- McWhorter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Wisteria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wisteria Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisteria Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Bowles - Durham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Geer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Geer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Maxeys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buckhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Arnoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rayle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crawfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Watkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Geer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Geer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Union Point
- Watkinsville
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 Geer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Geer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1705405 (Geer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1705405 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penfield
- Location given for Geer Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6890133 Lon: -83.1520988
- 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 Greene, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geer 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. |