A visit to the Pope 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 Pope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope Cemetery:
33.3943, -83.8541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pope Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Covington. Covington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Pope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stewart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37176 <5>
- Hardy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Leverette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leverette Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverette Cemetery
- Fincher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fincher Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincher Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Biggers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Biggers Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers Cemetery
- Grier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grier Cemetery is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier Cemetery
- Cunard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cunard Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunard Cemetery
- New Rocky Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newton Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Messer - Knowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Messer - Knowles Cemetery is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer - Knowles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Messer - Knowles Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337548 <5>
- Stark UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect UMC Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect UMC Cemetery
- The Prospect UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36461 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fincherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flovilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porterdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salem Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Shady Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hub Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Essex Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- McDonough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blacksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Social Circle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Box Ankle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Pope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conyers
- Covington
- Flovilla
- Jackson
- McDonough
- Monticello
- Rutledge
- Social Circle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321011 (Pope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321011 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Pope Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3942864 Lon: -83.854071
- 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 Newton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pope 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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