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A visit to the Godbee 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 Godbee Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Godbee Cemetery:

33.0802, -81.7057

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Godbee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Godbee Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.

The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Godbee Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Godbee Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Godbee Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Godbee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Hickman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hickman Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
  • Mallard - Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard - Holland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Girard.
    • The Mallard - Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mallard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35147 <5>
  • Wimberly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wimberly Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberly Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Corinth Christian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Beech Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Branch Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Old McCaannan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Botsford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
    • Beeson Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Dalton MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Godbee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Godbee Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Girard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hattieville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Millhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Millhaven is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Bush ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Hiltonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cowden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
  • Munnerlyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jackson is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Waynesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Snelling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Kathwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
    • Kline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kline is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <6>
    • Talatha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Zeigler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon

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 Godbee 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 Godbee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Godbee 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 Godbee Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #314664  (Godbee Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314664 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: 77 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Girard
      • Location given for Godbee Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.080153     Lon: -81.7056677
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Godbee 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.