A visit to the Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Travelers Rest Cemetery:
32.2821, -84.0244
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe lies just to the west northwest of the Travelers Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Travelers Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Travelers Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Travelers Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Felton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Oglethorpe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oglethorpe Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Tolen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tolen Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolen Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The English Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Andersonville National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. James - Pennington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shade Arnold Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Andersonville.
- The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andersonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328962 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Freeman Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Hill Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Bay Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bay Point Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Byromville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274747 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland 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 Travelers Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Travelers Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oglethorpe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dooling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
- Byromville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ideal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Ellaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Unadilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Americus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elko
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Reynolds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- De Soto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Miami Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zenith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
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 Travelers Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Travelers Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Americus
- Butler
- Butler lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Travelers Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Ellaville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Travelers Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Reynolds
- Unadilla
- Vienna
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 professional and volunteer 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 Travelers Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Travelers Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #346987 (Travelers Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #346987 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montezuma
- Location given for Travelers Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.282103 Lon: -84.0243514
- 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 Macon, 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- Travelers Rest 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. |