A visit to the Paul & Lester 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 Paul & Lester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paul & Lester Cemetery:
33.9948, -83.0654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paul & Lester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paul & Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County<2>.
The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Paul & Lester Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Paul & Lester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paul & Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds Creek Cemetery
- Robert Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414296 <5>
- Old Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fork Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Gholston Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carlton City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlton City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlton City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Carlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148067 <5>
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Noell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Noell Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noell Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The David Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Coile Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Coile Grove Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Grove Cemetery
- McCannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McCannon Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCannon Cemetery
- Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jack Moore Family Cemetery
- Moore Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Paul & Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paul & Lester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Danielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Elberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bowman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxeys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Planter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
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 Paul & Lester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oglethorpe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paul & Lester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danielsville
- Elberton
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Paul & Lester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe 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 Paul & Lester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335785 (Paul and Lester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335785 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: Oglethorpe
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy Cross
- Location given for Paul and Lester Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9948356 Lon: -83.0654239
- 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 Oglethorpe, 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 from Point A (ie- Paul & Lester 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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