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A visit to the Damascus Cemetery ...

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 Damascus Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.9382°   (30° 56' 17")

Lon:   -85.5197°   (-85° 31' 10")

The Damascus Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Marianna. Marianna lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Damascus Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    • The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Selma Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • 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 Jackson County
  • Registers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Registers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Registers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Registers Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Registers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Registers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Registers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Registers Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Lees Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lees Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lees Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
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    • Martin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Christian Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Home Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Double Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Double Springs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Still Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Still Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Still Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Still Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Damascus Cemetery.

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

  • Graceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Campbellton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Noma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacob City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Esto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Esto is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Madrid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Merritts Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
    • Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Chipley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Slocomb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
    • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <6>
  • Cottondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonifay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rehobeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehobeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
    • Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Malvern
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <6>
    • Black
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Cottonwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyton's
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyton's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
      • Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Taylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Dundee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Hartford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Steele City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
    • Parker Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Alford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Izagora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Izagora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
      • Izagora is located in Holmes 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 Damascus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Damascus Cemetery:

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 Damascus Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1805748  (Damascus Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1805748 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: Graceville
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 46
    • Location given for GNIS #1805748 (Damascus Cemetery)

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncounty-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Jackson, 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 things 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 Damascus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9382, Longitude: -85.5197       In this case, the coordinates for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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