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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Old Church (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Old Church. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Old Church is located in Burke County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Old Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Church:

  • Burke County     (The home county of Old Church)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Thomas Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Waynesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Munnerlyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Sardis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Girard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Drone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Saint Clair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
    • Gough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
    • Vidette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Vidette is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Rosier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
      • Rosier is located in Burke County
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
    • Magruder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
      • Magruder is located in Burke County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Fort Gordon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Colemans Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
      • Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Summertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Noah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Matthews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Zebina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County
    • Louisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Moxley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
    • Wrens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
      • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <2>
    • Wrens Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
    • Wadley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Perkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Millen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Emmalane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
    • Scarboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
    • Thrift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County
    • Hephzibah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • De Bruce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Gracewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pepperidge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
    • Blythe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Southgate Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
    • Barton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
    • Augusta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Belair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
      • Belair is located in Richmond County
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
    • Hilltonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zeigler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
    • Sylvania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
  • Aiken County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
      • Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Cowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Kathwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kathwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Beech Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Talatha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • New Ellenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allendale County (SC)
    • Martin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnwell County (SC)
    • Hattieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Church, see our County-by-County Page for Old Church.

Cemeteries Near Old Church ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Church.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.

  • Old Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walter Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walter Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walter Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burke Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beeson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeson Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Beeson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the west of Waynesboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <6>
  • Botsford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botsford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botsford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slave Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
    • The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colored Cemetery
    • Old Quarter Cemetery
    • Sixth Street Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <6>
  • Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cullen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cullen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Foster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

While we didn't find Old Church in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Church.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.

  • Alexander
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Burke County
  • Waynesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Munnerlyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
  • Shell Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
    • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Sardis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Drone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
    • Drone is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
  • McBean
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
    • McBean is located in Richmond County
  • Saint Clair
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
  • Gough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rosier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
    • Rosier is located in Burke County
  • Millhaven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Millhaven is located in Screven County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Hattieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
    • Hephzibah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Church.

Newspapers Published in Old Church ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Church.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Church, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Church.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Old Church:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Church. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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- Old Church) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0460, Longitude: -81.9373       In this case, the coordinates for Old Church have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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