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A visit to the William Ruark Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the William Ruark Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The William Ruark Cemetery (FG ID #2332405)

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 William Ruark Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Ruark Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Ruark Cemetery

Lat:   33.7335°   (33° 44' 0")

Lon:   -83.4725°   (-83° 28' 20")

The cemetery is located in Morgan County<4>.

As an estimate, the William Ruark Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Bostwick.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Madison. Madison lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south of the William Ruark Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the William Ruark Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Bostwick Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wagnon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagnon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagnon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Long Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Almand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Perry MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Perry MB Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Perry MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Perry MB Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Whitlock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitlock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Apalachee Prior Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apalachee Prior Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apalachee Prior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Apalachee Prior Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Thrasher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Malcom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Preston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Mayne Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayne Cemetery is located in Oconee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the William Ruark Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Ruark Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 William Ruark Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 William Ruark 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 William Ruark Cemetery:

The official website for Morgan County: www.morganga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the William Ruark Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7335, Longitude: -83.4725    
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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