A visit to the George Palmer 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 George Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the George Palmer Cemetery:
33.2446, -82.1301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the George Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The George Palmer Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the George Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the George Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the George Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from George Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rachael Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopeful Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Cemetery
- Blythe Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pol Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pol Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pol Hill Cemetery
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Brothersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brothersville Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothersville Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Killebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killebrew Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Saxon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Saxon Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
- Keysville Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Bath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Tarver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tarver Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the George Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from George Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hephzibah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blythe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gracewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Gough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Barton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Zebina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Grovetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Belair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Wrens Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Vidette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Harlem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sawdust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
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 George Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The George Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 George Palmer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 George Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347988 (George Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347988 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keysville
- Location given for George Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2445888 Lon: -82.13012
- 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 Burke, 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 from Point A (ie- George Palmer 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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