A visit to the Oak Chapel 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 Oak Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Chapel Cemetery:
32.6871, -82.4490
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Chapel Cemetery is located in Emanuel County<2>.
The county seat for Emanuel County is located in Swainsboro. Swainsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Oak Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oak Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moxley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moxley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley Cemetery
- Pollett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pollett Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollett Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Townsend - Gunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bithynia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bithynia Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithynia Cemetery
- Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Kite.
- The Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gum Log Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971151 <5>
- Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blundale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blundale Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Kersey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kersey Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Lambs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lambs Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Moxley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moxley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley Cemetery
- King - Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The King - Mason Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King - Mason Cemetery
- McKinzie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinzie Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinzie Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Old Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Thompson Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Thompson Cemetery
- Swainsboro City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blundale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Blun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Swainsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Bartow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nunez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillis Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Midville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lovett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Twin City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Garfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Magruder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
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 Oak Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emanuel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Louisville
- Soperton
- Stillmore
- Swainsboro
- Wadley
- Wrightsville
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 websites either 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 Oak Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Emanuel 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 Oak Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347536 (Oak Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347536 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: Emanuel
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dellwood
- Location given for Oak Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6871057 Lon: -82.449018
- 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 Emanuel, 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- Oak Chapel 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. |