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A visit to the Cooks Hammock 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 Cooks Hammock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooks Hammock Cemetery:

29.9328, -83.2749

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

The Cooks Hammock Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.

The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Mayo. Mayo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Cooks Hammock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cooks Hammock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Cooks Hammock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Land Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Land Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Folsom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Cemetery
  • Wayfare Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wayfare Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfare Cemetery
  • Winburn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Winburn Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winburn Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Alton Church of God Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ivey Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
  • Mingo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mingo Cemetery is located in Dixie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Cemetery
  • Sand Pond Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sand Pond Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pond Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Steinhatchee Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Steinhatchee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinhatchee Cemetery
    • Maypop Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Maypop Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypop Cemetery
    • Grant Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
    • Dees Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
    • Sealey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Sealey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
    • Head Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Head Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cooks Hammock Cemetery.

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

  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mayo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <6>
  • Buckville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Day
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Steinhatchee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Steward City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Steward City is located in Dixie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
  • Branford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • O'Brien
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Dowling Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Cross City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McAlpin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Little Lake City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Bell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <6>
    • Padlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town

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 Cooks Hammock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooks Hammock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Branford
  • Cross City
  • Mayo
    • Mayo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Cooks Hammock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mayo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Perry
    • Perry lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Cooks Hammock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry

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 Cooks Hammock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Cooks Hammock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2417129  (Cooks Hammock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2417129 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: Lafayette
      • Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cooks Hammock
      • Location given for Cooks Hammock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9328     Lon: -83.2749
      • 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 Lafayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Hammock 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.