A visit to the Sandy Cross Cemetery ...
The location of the Sandy Cross Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Sandy Cross Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Cross Cemetery
Lat: 33.6154° (33° 36' 55")
Lon: -82.8332° (-82° 49' 59")
The Sandy Cross Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County<2>.
The county seat for Taliaferro County is located in Crawfordville. Crawfordville lies just to the southwest of the Sandy Cross Cemetery .
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 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 Sandy Cross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Taliaferro County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sandy Cross Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Crawfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Barnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Rayle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle
- Rayle is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <4>
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Union Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Camak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
- Mesena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tignall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
- Tignall is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <4>
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 Sandy Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taliaferro County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Thomson
- Union Point
- Warrenton
- Washington
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sandy Cross Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
- Saggus - Lyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saggus - Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Saggus - Lyle Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saggus - Lyle Cemetery
- Greater Level Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greater Level Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greater Level Hill Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Level Hill Cemetery
- Stewart - Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart - Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stewart - Edwards Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart - Edwards Cemetery
- Sturdivant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturdivant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sturdivant Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturdivant Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
- Stephens - Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens - Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stephens - Alexander Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens - Alexander Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
- Mill Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mill Hill Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Hill Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Phillips Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillips Mill Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Mill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- The Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawfordville Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Raytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Raytown Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raytown Cemetery
- Raytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Raytown Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raytown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Sandy Cross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347644 (Sandy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #347644 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: Sharon
- County: Taliaferro Elev: 170
- Location given for GNIS #347644 (Sandy Cross Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Taliaferro, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandy Cross Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6154, Longitude: -82.8332 In this case, the coordinates for the Sandy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |