A visit to the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens ...
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 Willow Lake Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens:
32.5065, -83.9045
The Willow Lake Memorial Gardens is located in Peach County<1>.
The county seat for Peach County is located in Fort Valley. Fort Valley lies just to the north northeast of the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens .
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Name Variations for Willow Lake Memorial Gardens ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Willow Lake Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Lake Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Marshallville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Miami Cemetery is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoses Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoses Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoses Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel Cemetery
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- Ross Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Chapel Cemetery
- Benevolence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence Cemetery
- Gassick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gassick Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassick Cemetery
- Mt. Zion CME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scattergood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Scattergood Cemetery is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattergood Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Gordon Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gordon Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Chapel Cemetery
- New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oaklevel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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] of the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Lake Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Fort Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marshallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miami Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zenith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roberta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oglethorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kathleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Echeconnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bonaire
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warner Robins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dooling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Unadilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Willow Lake Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Peach County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Lake Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butler
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Reynolds
- Roberta
- Roberta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Willow Lake Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roberta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Unadilla
- Warner Robins
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 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 Willow Lake Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Peach 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 Willow Lake Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #325405 (Willow Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325405 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: Peach
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Valley West
- Location given for Willow Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5065379 Lon: -83.9037973
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Peach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Willow Lake Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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