A visit to the Lexington 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 Lexington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lexington Cemetery:
33.8704, -83.1088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lexington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lexington Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County<2>.
The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the west southwest of the Lexington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lexington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lexington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1254678 <5>
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Noell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Noell Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noell Cemetery
- Smith - Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Robert Smith Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414296 <5>
- Milner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Milner Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner Cemetery
- McCannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCannon Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCannon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds Creek Cemetery
- Coile Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coile Grove Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Grove Cemetery
- Hutcheson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutcheson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Arnoldsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362725 <5>
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- McWhorter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Wynne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wynne Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne Cemetery
- Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lexington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crawford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Maxeys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Winterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rayle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Colbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Watkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danielsville
(18 miles [29 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 Lexington 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 Lexington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Danielsville
- Union Point
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
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 helpful 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 Lexington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe 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 Lexington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335762 (Lexington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335762 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: Oglethorpe
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Lexington Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.870396 Lon: -83.1087614
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lexington 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. |