A visit to the Pol Hill 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 Pol Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pol Hill Cemetery:
33.2471, -82.2143
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pol Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pol Hill Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- George Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Avret Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Avret Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avret Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
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- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Hopeful Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Cemetery
- Rachael Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Cemetery
- Tarver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tarver Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Gough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33036 <5>
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Saxon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Saxon Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
- Killebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killebrew Cemetery
- Bath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Rachels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rachels Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Blythe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- 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)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- 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)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Gracewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Vidette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Barton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- 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)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Dearing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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
- 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
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 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 Pol Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Pol Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320965 (Pol Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320965 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keysville
- Location given for Pol Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2470884 Lon: -82.2142884
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pol Hill 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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