A visit to the Walls 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 Walls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walls Cemetery:
33.1924, -83.1285
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walls Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Walls Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Walls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James Butts Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Binion Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Roberson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Thornton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harper Family Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Jacob Gumm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jacob Gumm Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Gumm Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Devereux Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butts - Wright Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bob Jones Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Walls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zebulon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meriwether
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Goat Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Hallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Deepstep
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Coopers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Eatonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Warthen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ethridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Haddock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fortville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Ivey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Jewell
(21 miles [33.8 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 Walls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eatonton
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Sparta
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 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 Walls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Walls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #324799 (Walls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #324799 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Sinclair East
- Location given for Walls Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1923658 Lon: -83.1284855
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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 Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walls 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |