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A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.4785°   (33° 28' 42")

Lon:   -83.0571°   (-83° 3' 25")

The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • White Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Saw Dust Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saw Dust Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saw Dust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saw Dust Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rowland Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Moons Academy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moons Academy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moons Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moons Academy Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Copelin Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copelin Family Cemetery
    • The Copelin Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • The Copelin Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Copelan Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364449 <5>
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Olive Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Siloam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
      • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Siloam Cemetery is located in Siloam.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266951 <5>
    • Veazey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veazey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veazey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veazey Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • O'Neal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Ward Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Copelan - Credille Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copelan - Credille Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copelan - Credille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copelan - Credille Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • County Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • The Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Stephens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35596 <5>
    • Hugh Moore - King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugh Moore - King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugh Moore - King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hugh Moore - King Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • King - Perkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King - Perkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King - Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King - Perkins Cemetery is located in Greene County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.

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

  • White Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <6>
  • Siloam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Hancock County
  • Greensboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Crawfordville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
  • Durham Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Durham Town is located in Greene County
  • Woodville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Sparta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
  • Barnett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Barnett is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
    • Sharon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tyrone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
    • Raytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
    • Buckhead
      (18 miles [29 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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1705447  (Wright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1705447 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: White Plains
    • County: Greene         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #1705447 (Wright Cemetery)

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 Greene, 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 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 Wright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4785, Longitude: -83.0571       In this case, the coordinates for the Wright 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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