A visit to the Sisters 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 Sisters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sisters Cemetery:
32.9874, -82.7726
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sisters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sisters Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Sandersville. Sandersville lies just to the west of the Sisters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sisters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sisters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sisters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandersville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brownwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brownwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood Cemetery
- Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery
- The Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Pete Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pete Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pete Cemetery
- Tennille Zeta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tennille Zeta Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille Zeta Cemetery
- The Tennille Zeta Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zeta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37909 <5>
- Sinquefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sinquefield Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinquefield Cemetery
- Washington County Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Wise Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wise Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Wise Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wise Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Tennille.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2426386 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Piney Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Piney Mount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Mount Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Halls Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Amerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Amerson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerson Cemetery
- John Sparks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The John Sparks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sparks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sisters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sisters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tennille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warthen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riddleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Davisboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deepstep
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goat Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Oconee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edge Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wrightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bartow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toomsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
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 Sisters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sisters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Louisville
- Sandersville
- Sparta
- Toomsboro
- Wadley
- Wrightsville
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 helpful 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 Sisters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Sisters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #348401 (Sisters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348401 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandersville
- Location given for Sisters Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9873765 Lon: -82.7726365
- 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sisters 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. |