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:
32.8593, -83.3416
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 Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ramah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery
- The Augustus Fountain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augusta Fountain Cemetery
- Augustus Fountain Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2423502 <5>
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitehurst Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst Cemetery
- Epps - Champion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Branan - Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McArthur - Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hopewell Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- White Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Springs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Holliman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holliman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
- Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- McIntyre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coopers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irwinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wheeler Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Haddock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Brown's Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Fortville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Cross Keys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Huber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Toomsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hardwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
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 Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Ramah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Irwinton
- Toomsboro
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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 #346812 (Ramah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #346812 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massey Hill
- Location given for Ramah Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8593088 Lon: -83.3415528
- 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 Wilkinson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |