A visit to the Oconee Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oconee Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oconee Hill Cemetery (FG ID #35965).
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 Oconee Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oconee Hill Cemetery:
33.9478, -83.3681
The Oconee Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Athens.
The cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the northwest of the Oconee Hill Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Oconee Hill Cemetery ...
The Oconee Hill Cemetery was established in 1856.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oconee Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oconee Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Brown - Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Athens Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Memory Gardens
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Coile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coile Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethaven Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethaven Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oconee Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oconee Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Overlook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Watkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eastville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Colbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nicholson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Statham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Oconee Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oconee Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Danielsville
- High Shoals
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oconee Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Oconee Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #35965
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #319899 (Oconee Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #319899 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens East
- Location given for Oconee Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9473374 Lon: -83.3665466
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clarke, 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- Oconee Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |