A visit to the Claywood 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 Claywood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Claywood Cemetery:
30.2397, -83.0768
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Claywood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Claywood Cemetery is located in Suwannee County<2>.
The county seat for Suwannee County is located in Live Oak. Live Oak lies just to the northeast of the Claywood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Claywood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Claywood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Claywood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mims Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims Cemetery
- Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Orange Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orange Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Dowling Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152670 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rock Cut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Cut Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut Cemetery
- Mt. Willing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Willing Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willing Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Old Columbus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Columbus Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Columbus Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Drew Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Drew Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Family Cemetery
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Day.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2744269 <5>
- Ivey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Winquepin Pond Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winquepin Pond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Madison.
- The Winquepin Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winquepin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72772 <5>
- Roger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Day.
- The Day Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brewer Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1864188 <5>
- Dees Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Alton Church of God Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Alton Church of God Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Church of God Cemetery
- The Alton Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71729 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Claywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Claywood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Padlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Live Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
- McAlpin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rixford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Day
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
- Mayo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- O'Brien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Branford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Claywood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suwannee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Claywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Branford
- Jasper
- Lake City
- Madison
- Mayo
- Mayo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Claywood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mayo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
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 professional and volunteer 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 Claywood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Suwannee 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 Claywood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #280519 (Claywood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #280519 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: Suwannee
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayo NE
- Location given for Claywood Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2396678 Lon: -83.0768
- 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 Suwannee, 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 from Point A (ie- Claywood 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |