A visit to the Thebes Cemetery ...
The location of the Thebes Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
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 Thebes Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thebes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thebes Cemetery
Lat: 31.7919° (31° 47' 30")
Lon: -81.4871° (-81° 29' 13")
The Thebes Cemetery is located in Liberty County<2>.
The county seat for Liberty County is located in Hinesville. Hinesville lies just to the west northwest of the Thebes Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thebes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Liberty County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thebes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thebes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riceboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
- Riceboro is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <4>
- Flemington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allenhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walthourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
- Walthourville is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <4>
- Bryan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Fort Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Ludowici
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
- Ludowici is located in Long County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <4>
- Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
- Shellman Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort McAllister
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Credit Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Ogeechee Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
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 Thebes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Liberty County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thebes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thebes Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thebes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Community Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- First African Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- First Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170870 <6>
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pando Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pando Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pando Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pando Cemetery
- Beach Hill MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flemington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flemington Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flemington Cemetery
- New Home Society Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hinesville Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinesville Cemetery
- Cypress Slash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Slash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cypress Slash Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Slash Cemetery
- Allenhurst Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bacon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Cemetery
- Walthourville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walthourville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walthourville Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walthourville Cemetery
- First Anderson Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dorchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Dorchester Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dorchester Cemetery
- Branson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Branson Cemetery is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branson Cemetery
- Dorchester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Dorchester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Dorchester Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dorchester Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Thebes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #357134 (Thebes Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #357134 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Dorchester
- County: Liberty Elev: 4
- Location given for GNIS #357134 (Thebes Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Liberty, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thebes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7919, Longitude: -81.4871 In this case, the coordinates for the Thebes Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |