A visit to the Mathews 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 Mathews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathews Cemetery:
33.9901, -83.2124
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathews 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 southeast of the Mathews Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mathews Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mathews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kidd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Coile Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coile Grove Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Grove Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Murry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murry Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Murry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Colbert.
- The Murry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Murray Cemetery
- Sorrow - Mann Cemetery
- Sorrow - Murry Cemetery
- Sorrow - Patteron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325581 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Coile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coile Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
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- Hutcheson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Whitworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitworth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitworth Cemetery
- Athens Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Memory Gardens
- Robert Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds Creek Cemetery
- Gholston Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mathews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnoldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danielsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Nicholson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxeys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
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 Mathews 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 Mathews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Danielsville
- 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 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 Mathews 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 Mathews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #317784 (Mathews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #317784 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: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawford
- Location given for Mathews Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9901137 Lon: -83.2123742
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mathews 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. |