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A visit to the Willis Cemetery ...


The location of the Willis Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Willis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   33.1446°   (33° 8' 40")

Lon:   -83.8505°   (-83° 51' 1")

The Willis 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 southwest of the Willis Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Willis 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 ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Willis Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.

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

    • Juliette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <4>
    • Box Ankle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
    • Flovilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forsyth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smarr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <4>
    • Hillsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolingbroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Round Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
    • Goggins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Jenkinsburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
        • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <4>
      • Liberty Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
        • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Bradley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Barnesville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Aldora
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
        • Aldora is located in Lamar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Fincherville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
        • Fincherville is located in Butts County
      • Clinton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Jones County
        • Former name for Clinton:
        • Albany
      • Gray
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
        • Gray is located in Jones County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
      • Locust Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
        • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <4>
      • Milner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

    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 Willis 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 Willis Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Willis Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cabaniss Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Driskell Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Juliette UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Juliette UMC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • The Juliette UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Juliette Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juliette UMC Cemetery
    • Spier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spier Cemetery
    • Wright Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Enon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Webb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Logwall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logwall Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logwall Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Newby - Mitchell Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newby - Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newby - Mitchell Cemetery is located in Jones County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newby - Mitchell Cemetery
      • Webb Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Webb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Webb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Paron Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paron Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paron Cemetery
      • Maynard Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maynard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
      • Stern Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stern Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Stern Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stern Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • 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.<7>
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Greer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greer Cemetery is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
      • Holloway Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery

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

    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 Willis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #343116  (Willis Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #343116 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: Berner
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 143
      • Location given for GNIS #343116 (Willis Cemetery)

    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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Willis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1446, Longitude: -83.8505       In this case, the coordinates for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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>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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