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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. 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 Slave Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slave Cemetery

Lat:   33.0883°   (33° 5' 17")

Lon:   -82.0198°   (-82° 1' 11")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burke Memorial Gardens is located in Burke County
  • Walker Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Bynes Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynes Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bynes Grove Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Applewhite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Applewhite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Applewhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Applewhite Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Gray Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walter Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walter Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walter Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Quinnie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinnie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinnie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Old Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Gordon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Gresham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bines Slave Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bines Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bines Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Casevill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casevill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casevill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casevill Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Caseville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caseville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caseville Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Beeson Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Botsford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botsford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Burke County
    • Green Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County

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.

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 first turn to 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 Slave 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 Slave Cemetery:

The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Slave Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0883, Longitude: -82.0198    
<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>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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