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A visit to the Bay Hill 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 Bay Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bay Hill Cemetery:

28.6953, -82.2387

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bay Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bay Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Bushnell. Bushnell lies just to the east southeast of the Bay Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bay Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bay Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Frazier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hill of Rest Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Rest Cemetery
  • Florida National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Florida National Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida National Cemetery
    • The Florida National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bushnell National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109404 <5>
  • Wild Cow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Wild Cow Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cow Cemetery
  • New Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Church Cemetery is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church Cemetery
  • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake Lindsey Cemetery is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
    • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • St. Francis Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <5>
  • Tema Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Tema Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tema Cemetery
  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dampeir Cemetery is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeir Cemetery
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Matchett Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stage Pond Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sumterville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville Cemetery
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
    • Brooksville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooksville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooksville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71806 <5>
    • Long Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Long Memorial Cemetery is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Memorial Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bay Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bay Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bay Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Wahoo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Istachatta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nobleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Floral City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Lindsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
  • Lake Panasoffkee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Inverness Highlands South
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
  • Inverness
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Brooksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Brooksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Manor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Spring Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Tarrytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Linden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Center Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville

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 Bay Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bay Hill 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 Bay Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Sumter 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 Bay Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #278205  (Bay Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #278205 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: Sumter
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wahoo
      • Location given for Bay Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.6952678     Lon: -82.2387003
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Sumter, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Hill 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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