A visit to the Sardis 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 Sardis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sardis Cemetery:
32.9812, -83.6646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sardis Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Gray. Gray lies just to the east northeast of the Sardis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sardis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sardis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gorden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorden Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Flewellen-Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holland B Speller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lewis Loyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Loyd Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Loyd Cemetery
- St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Rock Church Cemetery
- St. Peters Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36785 <5>
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Black Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Black Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135046 <5>
- Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Gray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254856 <5>
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul AME Church Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul AME Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Gray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2556313 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wincey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wincey Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wincey Cemetery
- State Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The State Place Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Place Cemetery
- The State Place Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker - Pitts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37564 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Carson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carson Family Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carson Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Gray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301298 <5>
- Risby Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Risby Family Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risby Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Risby Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Gray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200884 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bolingbroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Round Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- East Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Juliette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Fortville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Smarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vinson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Mountain Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haddock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lizella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Dry Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
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 Sardis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sardis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345393 (Sardis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345393 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macon NW
- Location given for Sardis Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9812468 Lon: -83.6646214
- 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 Jones, 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- Sardis 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. |
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