A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
34.1315, -83.4479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the west of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Nicholson City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Howington Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howington Cemetery
- Harris - Lord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Stapler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stapler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapler Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Jackson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Memorial Park
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Dunson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunson Cemetery
- Grey Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gray Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gray Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill Cemetery
- Apple Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Apple Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Thyatira Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thyatira Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira Cemetery
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arnold Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Porterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minish Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minish Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hix - Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery #4
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nicholson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Ila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Danielsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pendergrass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Statham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Winterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Gillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Eastville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Jarrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Commerce
- Danielsville
- Homer
- Jefferson
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #325426 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325426 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Commerce
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1314988 Lon: -83.4479384
- 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 Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |
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