A visit to the Rachels 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 Rachels Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rachels Cemetery:
33.3465, -82.2040
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rachels Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rachels Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Rachels Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rachels Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rachels Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rachels Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tarver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tarver Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Bath Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Inglett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Inglett Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglett Cemetery
- Leitner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Leitner Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitner Cemetery
- Blythe Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saxon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Saxon Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
- Killebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killebrew Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Sturgis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sturgis Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis Cemetery
- Pol Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pol Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pol Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Rober Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rober Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rober Cemetery
- Steadman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Steadman Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Cemetery
- Beale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beale Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Avret Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Avret Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avret Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Keysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Keysville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville Cemetery
- Keysville Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brothersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brothersville Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothersville Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bugg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bugg Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugg 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 Rachels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rachels Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blythe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hephzibah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Keysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grovetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Sawdust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Pepperidge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Belair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Noah
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Gracewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southgate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Maddox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Martinez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Rachels Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rachels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evans
- Evans lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rachels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evans.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Harlem
- Martinez
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 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 Rachels Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 Rachels Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321276 (Rachels Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321276 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blythe
- Location given for Rachels Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3465299 Lon: -82.2040102
- 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 Richmond, 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- Rachels 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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