A visit to the Starlight 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 Starlight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starlight Cemetery:
32.1246, -82.6546
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Starlight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Starlight Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies just to the west northwest of the Starlight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Starlight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Starlight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Starlight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troop Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Troop Grave is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troop Grave
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- New Stuckey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Stuckey Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stuckey Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- McAllistor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McAllistor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllistor Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Starlight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starlight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uvalda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Higgston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Lumber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McRae - Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McRae
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lumber City Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Rock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Tarrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Vidalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Soperton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
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 Starlight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Starlight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Starlight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Hazlehurst
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Starlight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- McRae
- McRae lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Starlight Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
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 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 Starlight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wheeler 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 Starlight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #323527 (Starlight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #323527 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: Wheeler
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jordan
- Location given for Starlight Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1246242 Lon: -82.6545804
- 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 Wheeler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Starlight 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. |