A visit to the Orphans 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 Orphans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orphans Cemetery:
32.2074, -83.2160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orphans Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orphans Cemetery is located in Dodge County<2>.
The county seat for Dodge County is located in Eastman. Eastman lies just to the east southeast of the Orphans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orphans Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Orphans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orphans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Lockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lockett Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502867 <5>
- Rozier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rozier Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Cemetery
- Lampkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lampkin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkin Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Robing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Robing Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robing Cemetery
- McAlister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McAlister Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Coody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Coody Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coody Cemetery
- Jumps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jumps Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jumps Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Eastman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34803 <5>
- Bowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Ruth Prince Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruth Prince Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Prince Cemetery
- Bee Hive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bee Hive Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Hive Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Goody Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Goody Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goody Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Eastman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135136 <5>
- Parkerson Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Orphans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orphans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eastman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yonkers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Cadwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cochran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rhine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hawkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Finleyson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Pineview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rentz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McRae - Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McRae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
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 Orphans Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dodge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orphans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Alamo
- Cochran
- Eastman
- Hawkinsville
- McRae
- McRae lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Orphans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
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 Orphans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dodge 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 Orphans Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320097 (Orphans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320097 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: Dodge
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eastman
- Location given for Orphans Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2073948 Lon: -83.2159859
- 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 Dodge, 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- Orphans 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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