A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Clayton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- College Park Cemetery
- The College Park Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park Cemetery
- College Park View Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flat Rock Church Cemetery
- Flatrock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33952 <2>
- Flint Ridge Cemetery
- The Flint Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Ridge Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Forest Park City Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Godbee / Godby Family Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hart Family Cemetery
- The Hart Family Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Family Cemetery
- The Hart Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #178158 <2>
- Jonesboro City Cemetery
- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mundy Cemetery
- The Mundy Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundy Cemetery
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Rock Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- Sylvester Cemetery
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
- Tanners Cemetery
- The Tanners Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams Park
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Blair Village
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- College Park
- Conley
- Coxs Crossing
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- East Point
- Ellenwood
- Forest Park
- Fort McPherson
- Fox Run
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Gresham Park
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hapeville
- Irondale
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Jonesboro
- Lake City
- Morrow
- Oak Village
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Peoplestown
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Plunket Town
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Red Oak
- Rex
- Riverdale
- Stockbridge
- Winterthur Woods
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Point
- Hapeville
- Jonesboro
- Riverdale
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 professional and volunteer 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1672547 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1672547 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riverdale
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Philadelphia Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |