A visit to the Ramah 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 Ramah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramah Cemetery:
32.9754, -84.0732
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ramah Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Barnesville. Barnesville lies just to the northwest of the Ramah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ramah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ramah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Stallings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stallings Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings Cemetery
- Shattles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shattles Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattles Cemetery
- King Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The King Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Chapel Cemetery
- Reeves - Askin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sappington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sappington Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Moye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moye Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moye Cemetery
- Person Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Person Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Person Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Sheram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sheram Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheram Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Faith Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Faith Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Church Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Yatesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yatesville Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36966 <5>
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Goggins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Forsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smarr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Musella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Delray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Meansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thomaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hannahs Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Lincoln Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Orchard Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(17 miles [27.4 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 Ramah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Forsyth
- Roberta
- Thomaston
- Zebulon
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 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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #344060 (Ramah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344060 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strouds
- Location given for Ramah Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9754089 Lon: -84.0732462
- 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 Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ramah 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. |