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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 Rivers Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.8685°   (32° 52' 6")

Lon:   -85.0602°   (-85° 3' 36")

The Rivers Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rivers 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 Rivers Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hutchinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Cooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooks Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Bright Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bright Star Cemetery
    • The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • McCalls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Billingslea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingslea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingslea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billingslea Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Troup County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lovelace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovelace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovelace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lovelace Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Pinewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
      • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Troup County
      • The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East View Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Smith - Hattox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Hattox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Hattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith - Hattox Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • New Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Bugg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bugg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bugg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bugg Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Troup County
    • Linebarker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rivers Cemetery.

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

  • Pioneer Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Pine Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Pine Lake is located in Harris County
  • North West Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
    • North West Point is located in Troup County
  • Eady City
    (7 miles [11.3 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)
  • River View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lanett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Plant City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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)
  • Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Osanippa
    (9 miles [14.5 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)
  • Huguley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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)
  • Blanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • West Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • LaGrange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hamilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Pine Mountain Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Abbottsford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
      • Abbottsford is located in Troup County
    • Cusseta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
      • Cusseta is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusseta <5>
    • Mountville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Fredonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia 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 Rivers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harris County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rivers 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 Rivers Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #321639  (Rivers Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #321639 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: Whitesville
    • County: Harris         Elev: 226
    • Location given for GNIS #321639 (Rivers Cemetery)

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 Harris, 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 things 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 Rivers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8685, Longitude: -85.0602       In this case, the coordinates for the Rivers 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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