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:
32.9675, -84.3688
The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Upson County<1>.
The county seat for Upson County is located in Thomaston. Thomaston lies just to the south southeast of the Valley Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Valley Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
- Nazarene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nazarene Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazarene Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Leak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leak Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Cemetery
- Beckham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beckham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Sandy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Grove Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Mudbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mudbridge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudbridge Cemetery
- Fincher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fincher Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincher Cemetery
- Powder Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Upson Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Upson Memorial Garden is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upson Memorial Garden
- Southview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Southview Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Century Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Hannahs Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Delray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barker Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- The Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Molena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aldora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Edman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Upson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Manchester
- Thomaston
- Zebulon
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 helpful 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 Upson 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 #346765 (Valley Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #346765 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: Upson
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomaston
- Location given for Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9673516 Lon: -84.3685315
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Upson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |