A visit to the Valley Grove 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 Valley Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Grove Cemetery:
32.8113, -84.5985
The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Talbot County<1>.
The county seat for Talbot County is located in Talbotton. Talbotton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Valley Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Valley Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Meethodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Reedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reedy Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller - Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Judson - Bulloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- See Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Tramell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tramell Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramell Cemetery
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- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Matthews Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Warm Springs City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Spring CME Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Flint River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Flint River Cemetery is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint River Cemetery
- West Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Brown Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Valley Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talbotton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barker Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Molena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hannahs Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
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 Valley Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Talbot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Hamilton
- Manchester
- Talbotton
- Thomaston
- Warm Springs
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 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 Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Talbot 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 Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #350852 (Valley Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #350852 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: Talbot
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8112441 Lon: -84.5985351
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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