A visit to the Gods Acre 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 Gods Acre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gods Acre Cemetery:
34.1134, -82.6943
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gods Acre Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Elbert County<2>.
The county seat for Elbert County is located in Elberton. Elberton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Gods Acre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gods Acre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gods Acre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gods Acre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Old McCalla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old McCalla Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McCalla Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Harpers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harpers Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Vans Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vans Creek Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Creek Cemetery
- Vans Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vans Creek Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Creek Cemetery
- Ruckersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruckersville Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville Cemetery
- The Ruckersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruckersville UMC Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mobley Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mobley Hill Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Hill Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Tates Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tates Grove Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Grove Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Old Rocky River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rocky River Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gods Acre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gods Acre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lowndesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Elberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Secession
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Iva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <6>
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Goss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Dewy Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Tignall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Starr
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
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 Gods Acre Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gods Acre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Calhoun Falls
- Elberton
- Lowndesville
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 Gods Acre Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Elbert 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 Gods Acre Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #356041 (Gods Acre Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #356041 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: Elbert
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heardmont
- Location given for Gods Acre Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1134468 Lon: -82.694301
- 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 Elbert, 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- Gods Acre 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. |