A visit to the Waters 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 Waters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waters Cemetery:
32.3343, -82.3668
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waters Cemetery is located in Emanuel County<2>.
The county seat for Emanuel County is located in Swainsboro. Swainsboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Waters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Waters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Morris Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Graves is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Graves
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- McLeod Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McLeod Grave is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Grave
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pidgeon Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eternal Glory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips 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 Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Vidalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Higgston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Nunez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Santa Claus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillis Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Tarrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ohoopee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Cobbtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Soperton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Norristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swainsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Metter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 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 Waters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emanuel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Waters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Stillmore
- Swainsboro
- 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 websites either 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Emanuel 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #324904 (Waters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #324904 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: Emanuel
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Park
- Location given for Waters Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3343459 Lon: -82.3667931
- 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 Emanuel, 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 from Point A (ie- Waters 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> | 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. |