A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
34.6107, -83.2446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.
The county seat for Stephens County is located in Toccoa. Toccoa lies just to the west southwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Toccoa.
- The Old Liberty Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70927 <5>
- Prather Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Fair Play Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fair Play Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Stephens County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tugalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tugalo Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugalo Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Toccoa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Toccoa Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Cemetery
- Stonecupher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stonecupher Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecupher Cemetery
- Eastanollee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eastanollee Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastanollee Cemetery
- Toxoway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Toxoway Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxoway Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Zebulon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zebulon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Stowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stowe Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Mullins Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Ford Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Ford Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Chauga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chauga Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauga Cemetery
- New Promised Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Toccoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Toccoa Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastanollee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tugaloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Gumlog
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Tallulah Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Longcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Turnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Oakway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lavonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walhalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Fair Play
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley
(16 miles [25.7 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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Clarkesville
- Lavonia
- Walhalla
- Westminster
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 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Stephens 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #350023 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #350023 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: Stephens
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avalon
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6106532 Lon: -83.2446034
- 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 Stephens, 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 from Point A (ie- Providence 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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