A visit to the Pope City 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 City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope City Cemetery:
32.0427, -83.5054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pope City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pope City Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pope City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christian Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dennard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dennard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennard Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Pine City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Pine City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
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- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pitts City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pitts City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts City Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mt. Air Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Air Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Air Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Air Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Finleyson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #363990 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Morningside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pope City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pineview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Finleyson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Seville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Owensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Abbeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lamb Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Rebecca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hawkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cordele
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rhine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arabi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Unadilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Eastman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pope City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ashburn
- Cochran
- Cordele
- Eastman
- Hawkinsville
- Unadilla
- Vienna
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 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 City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345493 (Pope City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345493 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pineview West
- Location given for Pope City Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0426735 Lon: -83.5054451
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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 Wilcox, 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- Pope City 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |