A visit to the Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gresham Cemetery:
33.1674, -82.1682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Gresham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gresham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Hopeful Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542327 <5>
- Rachael Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville Cemetery
- Gough Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gough Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough Family Cemetery
- George Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pol Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pol Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pol Hill Cemetery
- Keysville Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Sheppard Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joan Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Joan Society Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan Society Cemetery
- Quinnie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Casevill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casevill Cemetery
- Caseville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gresham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gresham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Clair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Gough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blythe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hephzibah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zebina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Rosier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Wrens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station
(13 miles [20.9 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
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 Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlem
- Louisville
- Waynesboro
- Wrens
- Wrens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gresham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wrens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
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 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 Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314886 (Gresham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314886 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: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keysville
- Location given for Gresham Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1673691 Lon: -82.1681765
- 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- Gresham 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. |