A visit to the New Light 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 Light Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Light Cemetery:
34.4634, -83.0610
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Light Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Light Cemetery is located in Hart County<2>.
The county seat for Hart County is located in Hartwell. Hartwell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the New Light Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Light Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the New Light Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Light Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Providence UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence UMC Cemetery
- The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Maret Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maret Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maret Cemetery
- Kesse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesse Cemetery
- Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- The Price Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Chapel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carnes Family Cemetery
- Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Byrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrum Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrum Cemetery
- Yow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yow Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bowersville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bowersville City Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville City Cemetery
- The Bowersville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowersville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32934 <5>
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fair Play (SC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183903 <5>
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union 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 Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Light Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gumlog
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Fair Play
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Avalon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Oakway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Parhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Price ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Townville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Royston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
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 Light Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Hartwell
- Lavonia
- Royston
- Westminster
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 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 Light Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hart 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 Light Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335679 (New Light Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335679 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: Hart
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavonia
- Location given for New Light Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4634357 Lon: -83.0609833
- 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 Hart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Light 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. |