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A visit to the Pol Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Pol Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pol Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pol Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pol Hill Cemetery

Lat:   33.2471°   (33° 14' 49")

Lon:   -82.2143°   (-82° 12' 51")

The Pol Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.

The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pol Hill Cemetery .

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 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 Pol Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Burke County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pol Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pol Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pol Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Keysville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Blythe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Noah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
    • Matthews
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Clair
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
    • Hephzibah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zebina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County
    • Wrens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
      • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <4>
    • Gough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wrens Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
    • Harlem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Fort Gordon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sawdust
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
        • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
      • Gracewood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pepperidge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
        • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
      • Vidette
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
        • Vidette is located in Burke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Barton Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
        • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
      • Grovetown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Stapleton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Waynesboro
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belair
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
        • Belair is located in Richmond County
      • Dearing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nixon ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
        • Nixon is located in Richmond County
      • Southgate Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
        • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County

    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 Pol Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pol Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Harlem
      • Harlem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pol Hill Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harlem.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Waynesboro
    • Wrens
      • Wrens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pol Hill Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wrens.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pol Hill Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pol Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Keysville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keysville Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Clarks Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Chapel Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Chapel Cemetery
    • Arrington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrington Cemetery
    • Blythe Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • George Palmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The George Palmer Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Palmer Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Avret Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Avret Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avret Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      • Hopeful Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeful Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeful Cemetery
      • Rachael Tucker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rachael Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rachael Tucker Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rachael Tucker Cemetery
      • Springs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Cemetery
      • Tarver Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tarver Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarver Cemetery
      • Patterson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Smiths Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Grove Cemetery
      • Brushy Creek Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Gough.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33036 <7>
      • Gresham Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Cemetery
      • Saxon Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saxon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saxon Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxon Cemetery
      • Killebrew Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killebrew Cemetery
      • Bath Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bath Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bath Cemetery
      • Rachels Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rachels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rachels Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rachels Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Pol Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #320965  (Pol Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #320965 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Keysville
      • County: Burke         Elev: 113
      • Location given for GNIS #320965 (Pol Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    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 Burke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pol Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2471, Longitude: -82.2143       In this case, the coordinates for the Pol Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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