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A visit to the Joy Baptist 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 Joy Baptist Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.7791°   (34° 46' 44")

Lon:   -83.3970°   (-83° 23' 49")

The Joy Baptist Cemetery is located in Rabun County<1>.

The county seat for Rabun County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the north of the Joy Baptist Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Joy Baptist Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Eden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Jameson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jameson Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shirley Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shirley Grove Cemetery is located in Habersham County
  • John & Ethel Watts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roane Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Crukleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crukleton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crukleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crukleton Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Godfrey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Chechero Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County
  • Clayton Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Joy Baptist Cemetery.

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

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 Joy Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rabun County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Joy Baptist Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Rabun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Joy Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7791, Longitude: -83.3970    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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