A visit to the Memorial Gardens ...
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 Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Gardens:
32.9757, -82.8707
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Gardens is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Sandersville. Sandersville lies just to the east of the Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Tabernacle UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Sandersville.
- The Tabernacle UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37284 <5>
- Brownwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brownwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood Cemetery
- Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Pete Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pete Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pete Cemetery
- Sandersville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tennille Zeta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tennille Zeta Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille Zeta Cemetery
- The Tennille Zeta Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zeta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37909 <5>
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Sinquefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinquefield Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinquefield Cemetery
- Sisters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sisters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trawich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trawich Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawich Cemetery
- Deepstep Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Deepstep Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepstep Cemetery
- Moye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moye Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moye Cemetery
- Ohoopee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ohoopee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee Cemetery
- Veal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
- Deepstep Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Deepstep Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepstep Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ruthford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruthford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthford Cemetery
- Piney Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Mount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Mount Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Sandersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deepstep
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goat Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Oconee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warthen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Beech Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davisboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toomsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Edge Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irwinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hardwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Irwinton
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Sparta
- Toomsboro
- Wrightsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #318019 (Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318019 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandersville
- Location given for Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 32.9757094 Lon: -82.8706959
- 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 Washington, 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- Memorial Gardens) 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. |