A visit to the Joan Society 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 Joan Society Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Joan Society Cemetery:
33.0843, -82.2029
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Joan Society Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Joan Society 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 of the Joan Society Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Joan Society Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Joan Society Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Joan Society Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gough Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gough Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough Family Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Sheppard Place Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Casevill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casevill Cemetery
- Caseville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Cemetery
- Rose Dhu Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Dhu Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dhu Cemetery
- Rose Dhu Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Dhu Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dhu Cemetery
- Ivory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivory Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quinnie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Mays Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mays Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Grove Cemetery
- Mosley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosley Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Chapel Cemetery
- Ponder Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ponder Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Family Cemetery
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Applewhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Applewhite Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewhite Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham 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 Joan Society Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Joan Society Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gough
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Vidette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Noah
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Keysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Magruder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wrens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Blythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moxley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Munnerlyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Hephzibah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Joan Society 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 Joan Society Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Louisville
- Wadley
- Waynesboro
- Wrens
- Wrens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Joan Society 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 begin 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 Joan Society 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 Joan Society Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #316114 (Joan Society Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #316114 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: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gough
- Location given for Joan Society Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.084316 Lon: -82.2028998
- 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- Joan Society 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. |