A visit to the Mays Grove 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 Mays Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mays Grove Cemetery:
33.1113, -82.2932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mays Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mays Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mays Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mays Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mays Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mays Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mosley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mosley Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Chapel Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Ponder Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ponder Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Family Cemetery
- Sheppard Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gough Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gough Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough Family Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Ways Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ways Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ways Cemetery
- Ways Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ways Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ways Grove Cemetery
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- Lofton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lofton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton Cemetery
- Melton Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Melton Place Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Place Cemetery
- Rose Dhu Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Dhu Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dhu Cemetery
- Rose Dhu Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Dhu Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dhu Cemetery
- Joan Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Joan Society Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan Society Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Berryhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cara Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cara Cemetery
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Ivory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivory Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mays Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mays Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Vidette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Zebina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Wrens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Keysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Magruder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Blythe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Avera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Mays Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mays Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Louisville
- Wadley
- Waynesboro
- 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 websites either 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 Mays Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Mays Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345733 (Mays Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345733 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kellys Pond
- Location given for Mays Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1112592 Lon: -82.2931792
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Mays Grove 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. |