A visit to the Old Providence 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 Old Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Providence Cemetery:
33.1760, -84.9822
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Providence Cemetery is located in Troup County<2>.
The county seat for Troup County is located in LaGrange. LaGrange lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36981 <5>
- Harmonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harmonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonia Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Purgason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Purgason Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgason Cemetery
- Philpot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Philpot Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shilolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shilolt Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilolt Cemetery
- Old Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Emmaus Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Emmaus Cemetery
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Myrtle Hill Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Cemetery
- The Myrtle Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hogansville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176489 <5>
- Word Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Walley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brays Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Whitfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Mountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Luthersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abbottsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Smith City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Moreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Centralhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- East Newnan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Standing Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Rocky Mount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Rock Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
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 Old Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Troup County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Hogansville
- LaGrange
- Newnan
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 Old Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Troup 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 Old Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1673114 (Old Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673114 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: Troup
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hogansville
- Location given for Old Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1759544 Lon: -84.9821599
- 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 Troup, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Providence 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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