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A visit to the Hobbs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hobbs Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.9865°   (33° 59' 11")

Lon:   -82.9901°   (-82° 59' 24")

The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County<2>.

The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hobbs 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 Hobbs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Carlton City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Paul & Lester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul & Lester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paul & Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paul & Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Hardman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardman Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matthews Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • McCannon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCannon Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Old Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Tiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tiller Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Earl Bolton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earl Bolton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earl Bolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Earl Bolton Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
    • The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery is located in Elbert County
    • The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jack Moore Family Cemetery
    • Moore Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Powers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell - Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jarrell - Howard Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Noell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noell Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Faust Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faust Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Faust Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Clouds Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouds Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouds Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Robert Smith Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Smith Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robert Smith Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414296 <5>
    • Bray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bray Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Dove Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dove Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dove Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dove Creek Cemetery is located in Elbert County

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 Hobbs Cemetery.

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

  • Carlton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmetto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Comer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Comer is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <7>
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elberton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Elbert County
  • Dewy Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
  • Colbert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Harper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Elbert County
  • Arnoldsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rayle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle
      • Rayle is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <7>
    • Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
      • Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
    • Harmony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County
    • Bowman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stephens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Former name for Stephens:
      • Antioch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <7>
    • Tignall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <7>
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Elbert County
    • Dalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
    • Danielsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Hull
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <7>

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 Hobbs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oglethorpe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hobbs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hobbs Cemetery:

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 Hobbs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #335756  (Hobbs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #335756 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vesta
    • County: Oglethorpe         Elev: 162
    • Location given for GNIS #335756 (Hobbs Cemetery)

The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Oglethorpe, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hobbs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9865, Longitude: -82.9901       In this case, the coordinates for the Hobbs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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