A visit to the Rape 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 Rape Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rape Cemetery:
34.6415, -85.4038
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rape Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rape Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the east northeast of the Rape Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rape Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rape Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rape Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chattooga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattooga Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Forester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Forester Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
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 Rape Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rape Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Bankhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Cloudland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Rising Fawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Mentone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hammondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Rock Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Ider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaty Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Lyerly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Villanow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
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 Rape Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rape Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- LaFayette
- Rising Fawn
- Summerville
- Trion
- Valley Head
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 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 Rape Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Rape Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321315 (Rape Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321315 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 511 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Grove
- Location given for Rape Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6414706 Lon: -85.4038483
- 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 Walker, 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 from Point A (ie- Rape 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. |