A visit to the Wadley Cemetery ...
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 Wadley Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wadley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wadley Cemetery
Lat: 32.9474° (32° 56' 50")
Lon: -83.8188° (-83° 49' 7")
The Wadley Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wadley Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wadley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wadley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Battle Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Battle Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thomas Battle Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Thomas Battle Family Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Singleton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Union Bibb Primitive Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Greater Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
- The Little Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- McCowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCowen Cemetery
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- McCommon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCommon Cemetery
- The McCommon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Chambliss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambliss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambliss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chambliss Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Zellner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zellner Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Zellner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Zellner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Little Rogers CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCallum / Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCallum / Hart Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McCallum / Hart Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The McCallum / Hart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Flewellen-Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ebenezer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dennis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Lizella.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281948 <6>
- St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- The St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter Rock Church Cemetery
- St. Peters Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36785 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wadley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wadley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bolingbroke
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smarr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
- Smarr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <7>
- Lizella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Juliette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
- Juliette is located in Monroe County
- Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <7>
- Vinson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Keys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Wayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Box Ankle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
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- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Culloden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Musella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
- Musella is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <7>
- East Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Round Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Wheeler Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheeler Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Gray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Knoxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <7>
- Goggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goggins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Yatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Yatesville is located in Upson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <7>
- Roberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Roberta is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <7>
- Echeconnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Wadley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wadley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forsyth
- Gray
- Gray lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wadley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
- Roberta
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 Wadley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Wadley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #324740 (Wadley Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #324740 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: Bolingbroke
- County: Monroe Elev: 182
- Location given for GNIS #324740 (Wadley Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/
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 Monroe, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wadley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9474, Longitude: -83.8188 In this case, the coordinates for the Wadley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |