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A visit to the Davis Grave Site ...


The location of the Davis Grave Site has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Davis Grave Site ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Grave Site can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Grave Site

Lat:   28.7988°   (28° 47' 55")

Lon:   -80.9644°   (-80° 57' 51")

The Davis Grave Site is located in Volusia County<2>.

The county seat for Volusia County is located in De Land. De Land lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Davis Grave Site .

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 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 Davis Grave Site:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Volusia County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Davis Grave Site itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davis Grave Site.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Grave Site, with the nearest first.

    • Maytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Scottsmoor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurantia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Oak Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kalamazoo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Lemon Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Mims
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Alamana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
    • Osteen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Iowa City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
        • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Chuluota
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
        • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Glencoe
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
        • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
      • New Smyrna Beach
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mission City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
        • Mission City is located in Volusia County
      • Indian Mound Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
        • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Titusville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Oviedo
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
        • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <4>
      • Enterprise
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

    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 Davis Grave Site. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Volusia County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Grave Site.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Davis Grave Site.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Grave Site, with the nearest first.

    • Sinners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St.s & Sinners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St.s & Sinners Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The St.s & Sinners Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saints Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crook Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oaklynn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Osteen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Osteen Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osteen Cemetery
    • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edgewater Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    • Osteen Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chuluota Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chuluota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chuluota Cemetery is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chuluota Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • The Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • The Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Glenco - Geiger Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
      • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garfield Settlement Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Settlement Cemetery
      • Detwiller Park Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • The Detwiller Park Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Coronado Beach Cemetery
        • Detwiler Park Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
      • Dummitt Gravesite
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dummitt Gravesite is located in Volusia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
      • Larkin Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • The Larkin Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Cemetery
      • Christmas Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christmas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christmas Cemetery is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
      • Fisher Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rendy Road Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Deep Creek Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deep Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery

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

    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 Davis Grave Site:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2581866  (Davis Grave Site)
      • Note: GNIS record #2581866 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: Maytown
      • County: Volusia         Elev: 12
      • Location given for GNIS #2581866 (Davis Grave Site)

    The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

    The official website for State of Florida: 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 Volusia, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Davis Grave Site. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7988, Longitude: -80.9644       In this case, the coordinates for the Davis Grave Site have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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