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A visit to the New Guinea 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 New Guinea Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Guinea Cemetery:

31.9910, -81.0912

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Guinea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The New Guinea Cemetery is located in Chatham County<2>.

The county seat for Chatham County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the north of the New Guinea Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Guinea Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the New Guinea Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Old Church Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <5>
  • Bonaventure Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonaventure Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
    • The Bonaventure Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32916 <5>
  • Crest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
  • East Savannah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Savannah Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Savannah Cemetery
  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <5>
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <5>
  • Greenwich Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwich Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cathedral Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33167 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Colonial Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Colonial Park Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park Cemetery
    • Waldburgh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Waldburgh Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldburgh Cemetery
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Horn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wild Horn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horn Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
    • Wild Heron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Wild Heron Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Heron Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Guinea Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Guinea Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Isle of Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Vernonburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Abercorn Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
  • Bona Bella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Montgomery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
  • Thunderbolt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skidaway Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
  • Union Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
  • Liberty City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Coffee Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
  • Carver Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Savannah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Florida Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
    • Whitemarsh Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitemarsh Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Island
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grubbs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Wilmington Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alabama Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
    • Woodville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Golden Isles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chatham City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fort McAllister
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms

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 New Guinea Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chatham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 New Guinea Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Chatham 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 New Guinea Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #319325  (New Guinea Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #319325 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: Chatham
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Isle of Hope
      • Location given for New Guinea Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9910456     Lon: -81.0912228
      • 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 Chatham, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Guinea 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.
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