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A visit to the New Park Cemetery ...


The location of the New Park Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 New Park Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Park Cemetery

Lat:   31.6024°   (31° 36' 8")

Lon:   -85.0527°   (-85° 3' 9")

The New Park Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Fort Gaines. Fort Gaines lies just to the north northeast of the New Park Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 New Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the New Park Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Park Cemetery.

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

    • Fort Gaines
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Shorterville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oketeyeconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
    • Bellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Coleman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Screamer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
      • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Bluffton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Graball
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Former names for Graball:
      • Hart's Crossroads
      • Hudspeth's Crossroads
    • Oakey Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
      • Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Haleburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Morris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Hatcher
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
        • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
      • Capps
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
        • Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Blakely
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bancroft
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Edison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cuthbert
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bakerhill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
        • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Georgetown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
        • Georgetown is located in Quitman County

    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 New Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Park Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Shorterville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shorterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shorterville Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shorterville Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pecan Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Judson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Judson Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judson Cemetery
    • Singletary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singletary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Singletary Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singletary Cemetery
    • Old Judson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Judson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Judson Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Judson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judson Cemetery
      • Old Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • 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 Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Bryant - Neves Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant - Neves Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery
      • New Lowell Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Lowell Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lowell Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Adoniram Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adoniram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adoniram Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery

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

    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 New Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #319490  (New Park Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #319490 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: Fort Gaines
      • County: Clay         Elev: 75
      • Location given for GNIS #319490 (New Park 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 Clay, 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 New Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6024, Longitude: -85.0527       In this case, the coordinates for the New Park Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.









 

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