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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 Posey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Posey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   33.4137°   (33° 24' 49")

Lon:   -84.6941°   (-84° 41' 38")

The Posey Cemetery is located in Coweta County<2>.

The county seat for Coweta County is located in Newnan. Newnan lies just to the west southwest of the Posey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Posey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McCollum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCollum Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Arnold - Sims Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold - Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold - Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arnold - Sims Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Cokes Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Powers - Taliaferro - Weatherly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers - Taliaferro - Weatherly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers - Taliaferro - Weatherly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powers - Taliaferro - Weatherly Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Coweta County
  • Hope Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Memorial Cemetery is located in Coweta County
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    • New Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Redwine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redwine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redwine Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Cranford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cranford Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • George W Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George W Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George W Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The George W Smith Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Powell Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Chapel Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Sharpsburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharpsburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharpsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharpsburg Cemetery is located in Coweta County
    • Line Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Line Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Line Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Line Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Ellison Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mobley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mobley Cemetery is located in Coweta County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Posey Cemetery.

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

  • Sharpsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharpsburg is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <6>
  • Newnan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • East Newnan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Newnan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Turin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <6>
  • Peachtree City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tinsley Mill Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinsley Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
  • Jade Lake Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jade Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
  • Tyrone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmetto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Moreland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <6>
  • Senoia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senoia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senoia
    • Senoia is located in Coweta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senoia <6>
  • Chattahoochee Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sargent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
      • Sargent is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <6>
    • Smith City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
    • Fife
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Fulton County
    • Rico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Fulton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
    • Fairburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
    • Fayetteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Winterthur Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
      • Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
    • Whitesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rivertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rivertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
      • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
    • Grantville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Luthersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luthersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthersville
      • Luthersville is located in Meriwether County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luthersville <6>
    • Haralson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
      • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Union City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>

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 Posey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coweta County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Posey Cemetery:

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 Posey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #348584  (Posey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #348584 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: Madras
    • County: Coweta         Elev: 293
    • Location given for GNIS #348584 (Posey Cemetery)

The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/

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 Coweta, 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 Posey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4137, Longitude: -84.6941       In this case, the coordinates for the Posey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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