A visit to the Slave Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Slave Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Slave Cemetery (FG ID #2536446).
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 Slave Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slave Cemetery:
33.0883, -82.0198
The Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the east northeast of the Slave Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Slave Cemetery.
Name Variations for Slave Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Slave Cemetery.
Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Slave Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burke Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Scott Cemetery
- Bynes Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bynes Grove Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynes Grove Cemetery
- Applewhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Applewhite Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewhite Cemetery
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Gray Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Family Cemetery
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Quinnie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Old Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Gordon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gresham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Casevill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casevill Cemetery
- Caseville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Cemetery
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Botsford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Slave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Rosier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hephzibah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magruder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Noah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gracewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Millen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kathwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zebina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Slave Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Slave Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Slave Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2536446
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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- Slave 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |