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A visit to the Newsome 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 Newsome Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.9846°   (32° 59' 4")

Lon:   -82.7029°   (-82° 42' 10")

The Newsome Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Sandersville. Sandersville lies just to the west of the Newsome Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Newsome Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Washington County Memorial Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington County Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington County Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington County Memorial Garden is located in Washington County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sisters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sisters Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Halls Cross Roads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halls Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Davisboro City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davisboro City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davisboro City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davisboro City Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Downs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Downs Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sandersville City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandersville City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandersville City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandersville City Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sinquefield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinquefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinquefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sinquefield Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wise Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wise Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Wise Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wise Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Tennille.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2426386 <6>
    • Whiteoak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteoak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteoak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whiteoak Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Amerson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amerson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • John Sparks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Sparks Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Brownwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brownwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Tennille Zeta Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennille Zeta Cemetery
      • The Tennille Zeta Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Tennille Zeta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zeta Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37909 <6>
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Newsome Cemetery.

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

  • Riddleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
    • Riddleville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Davisboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <7>
  • Tennille
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warthen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Edge Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
    • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Bartow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Deepstep
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Glascock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <7>
  • Goat Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Goat Town is located in Washington County
  • Oconee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
    • Oconee is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <7>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wrightsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Louisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Avera
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <7>
    • Moxley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
    • Gibson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wadley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <7>
    • Beech Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Stapleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <7>
    • Wrens Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
    • Zebulon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people

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 Newsome Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Newsome 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 Newsome Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #348366  (Newsome Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #348366 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: Riddleville
    • County: Washington         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #348366 (Newsome Cemetery)

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Newsome Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9846, Longitude: -82.7029       In this case, the coordinates for the Newsome 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>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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