A visit to the Troop Grave ...
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 Troop Grave ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Troop Grave:
32.1530, -82.6551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Troop Grave can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Troop Grave is located in Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies just to the west of the Troop Grave .
Open a Google Map centered on the Troop Grave.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Troop Grave.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Troop Grave, with the nearest first.
- Starlight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Starlight Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- New Stuckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Stuckey Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stuckey Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams 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
- McAllistor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McAllistor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllistor 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
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ailey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270478 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper 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 Troop Grave.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Troop Grave, with the nearest first:
- Glenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Uvalda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higgston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vidalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McRae - Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McRae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Lumber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Soperton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lumber City Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cedar Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- 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
- Lyons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Troop Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Troop Grave.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Hazlehurst
- Lyons
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Troop Grave:
- 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 Troop Grave:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #324326 (Troop Grave)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #324326 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: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenwood
- Location given for Troop Grave:
- Lat: 32.1529572 Lon: -82.6551357
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Troop Grave) 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. |