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A visit to the McKay 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 McKay Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKay Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

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

Lat:   32.9606°   (32° 57' 38")

Lon:   -83.6342°   (-83° 38' 3")

The McKay Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Gray. Gray lies just to the east northeast of the McKay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the McKay Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gorden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Flewellen-Holt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Humphries Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphries Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Cedar Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wincey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wincey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wincey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wincey Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Black Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens is located in Jones County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • State Place Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holland B Speller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland B Speller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland B Speller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland B Speller Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oakridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Bibb County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ft. Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Bibb County
    • Camp Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Stiles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stiles Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Elam Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Paul AME Church 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the McKay Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKay 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 McKay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Gray
    • Gray lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the McKay Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Macon

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 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 McKay Cemetery:

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 McKay Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #317934  (McKay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #317934 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Macon NW
    • County: Jones         Elev: 149
    • Location given for GNIS #317934 (McKay Cemetery)

The official website for Jones County: www.jonescounty.org

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jones, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McKay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9606, Longitude: -83.6342       In this case, the coordinates for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
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