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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. 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 Waters Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waters 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 Waters Cemetery

Lat:   32.7854°   (32° 47' 7")

Lon:   -81.7082°   (-81° 42' 29")

The Waters Cemetery is located in Screven County<2>.

The county seat for Screven County is located in Sylvania. Sylvania lies just to the east southeast of the Waters Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Waters Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pfeiffer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • Wesley UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley UMC Cemetery
    • The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • Braggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Doughtry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doughtry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doughtry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doughtry Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • Zeigler Cemetery Three
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeigler Cemetery Three
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zeigler Cemetery Three have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zeigler Cemetery Three is located in Screven County
  • Sylvania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • Peggy Zeigler Cemetery Two
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peggy Zeigler Cemetery Two
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peggy Zeigler Cemetery Two have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peggy Zeigler Cemetery Two is located in Screven County
  • Friendship Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Memorial Cemetery is located in Screven County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lawton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
      • The Lawton Cemetery is located in Screven County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Sylvania.
    • Reddick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reddick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reddick Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • Reddick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reddick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reddick Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • Big Horse Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Horse Creek Cemetery
      • The Big Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Big Horse Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Millen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973005 <5>
    • Little Horse Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Horse Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Horse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • Goloid Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goloid Church Cemetery
      • The Goloid Church Cemetery is located in Screven County
      • The Goloid Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Goloid Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Goloid First UMC Cemetery
    • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bascom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bascom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bascom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bascom Cemetery is located in Screven County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Zeigler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Zeigler is located in Screven County
  • Sylvania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hiltonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Scarboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
  • Rocky Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <6>
  • Millhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Millhaven is located in Screven County
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
    • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
    • Former name for Ogeechee:
    • Oguchee
  • Captolo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Captolo is located in Screven County
  • Sardis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cooperville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Cooperville is located in Screven County
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Millen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Perkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
    • Girard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Newington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <6>
    • Clito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
    • Munnerlyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County

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 Screven County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Waters Cemetery:

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 #324906  (Waters Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #324906 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: Sylvania North
    • County: Screven         Elev: 78
    • Location given for GNIS #324906 (Waters Cemetery)

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 Screven, 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 Waters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7854, Longitude: -81.7082       In this case, the coordinates for the Waters 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>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.
<7>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.




 

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