A visit to the Bluff 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 Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Cemetery:
30.5666, -83.0357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bluff Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the southeast of the Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sasser Landing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Geiger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Geiger Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72335 <5>
- White Chimney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The White Chimney Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chimney Cemetery
- West Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Lake Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Lake Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Park Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235576 <5>
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1875679 <5>
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Branch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72648 <5>
- Barton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71757 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Blue Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Statenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rixford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Dasher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Howell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Clyattville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Padlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- White Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valdosta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cherry Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
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 Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jasper
- Madison
- Statenville
- Valdosta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #279086 (Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #279086 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jennings
- Location given for Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5666038 Lon: -83.0356931
- 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 Hamilton, 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 from Point A (ie- Bluff 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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