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A visit to the Rakestraw Cemetery ...

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 Rakestraw Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rakestraw 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 Rakestraw Cemetery

Lat:   32.9565°   (32° 57' 23")

Lon:   -84.9808°   (-84° 58' 50")

The Rakestraw Cemetery is located in Troup County<2>.

The county seat for Troup County is located in LaGrange. LaGrange lies just to the north northwest of the Rakestraw Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rakestraw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Daniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Linebarker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linebarker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linebarker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Linebarker Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • McCalls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCalls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCalls Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • McGee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Fannin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fannin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fannin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fannin Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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 Troup County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Perry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • South View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South View Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Bright Star Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bright Star Cemetery
      • The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Hamby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Herndon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herndon Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Langford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Langford Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Traylor Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Traylor Johnson Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Troup 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 Rakestraw Cemetery.

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

  • Pioneer Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
  • LaGrange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
    • LaGrange is located in Troup County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <5>
  • Mountville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitfield is located in Troup County
  • Pine Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lake Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
    • West Lake Village is located in Troup County
  • Pine Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Pine Lake is located in Harris County
  • North West Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
    • North West Point is located in Troup County
  • Asta Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Asta Village is located in Troup County
  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vernon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Troup County
  • Lanett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
    • Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <5>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brays Lakeview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
      • Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
    • Abbottsford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
      • Abbottsford is located in Troup County
    • Plant City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Eady City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eady City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Hamilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Mountain Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Valley
      • Pine Mountain Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Valley <5>
    • Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <5>
    • River View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
      • River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Harris City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
      • Harris City is located in Meriwether County
    • Hogansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Evansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Troup County
    • Huguley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Osanippa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osanippa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
      • Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Evansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)

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 Rakestraw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Troup County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rakestraw 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 Rakestraw Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #321291  (Rakestraw Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #321291 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: Hilyer
    • County: Troup         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #321291 (Rakestraw Cemetery)

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

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 Troup, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rakestraw Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9565, Longitude: -84.9808       In this case, the coordinates for the Rakestraw 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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