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A visit to the Wise 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 Wise Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.0041°   (32° 0' 14")

Lon:   -81.4032°   (-81° 24' 11")

The Wise Cemetery is located in Bryan County<2>.

The county seat for Bryan County is located in Pembroke. Pembroke lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wise Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wise Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Briggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Driggers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driggers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driggers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Driggers Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Green Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Brickyard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brickyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brickyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brickyard Cemetery is located in Chatham County
  • Elkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elkins Cemetery is located in Chatham County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Richmond Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Gun Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gun Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gun Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gun Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
  • Daniel Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Baptist Cemetery
    • The Daniel Baptist Cemetery is located in Bryan County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Hopeton Plantation Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodstock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodstock Cemetery
      • The Woodstock Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Ennis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ennis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ennis Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Horning Memorial
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horning Memorial
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horning Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horning Memorial is located in Chatham County
    • Bird Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bird Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Little Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Richmond Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County
    • Wild Heron Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Heron Cemetery
      • The Wild Heron Cemetery is located in Chatham County
    • Old Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hill Cemetery
      • The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Effingham County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wise Cemetery.

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

  • Richmond Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ogeechee Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
  • Ellabell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meldrim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
    • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <5>
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pooler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
    • Pooler is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <5>
  • Eden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bryan Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
  • Flemington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Grubbs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grubbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
    • Fort Stewart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Fort McAllister
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
    • Coffee Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Liberty City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Alabama Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alabama Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Pembroke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
    • Hinesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernonburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Union Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Florida Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
      • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Chatham City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Wise Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bryan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wise 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 Wise Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #325469  (Wise Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #325469 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: Meldrim SW
    • County: Bryan         Elev: 6
    • Location given for GNIS #325469 (Wise Cemetery)

The official website for Bryan County: www.bryancountyga.org/

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 Bryan, 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 Wise Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0041, Longitude: -81.4032       In this case, the coordinates for the Wise 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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