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A visit to the Drummond 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 Drummond Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drummond 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 Drummond Cemetery

Lat:   29.5175°   (29° 31' 2")

Lon:   -82.0276°   (-82° 1' 39")

The Drummond Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Palatka. Palatka lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Drummond Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Drummond Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gordon Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72697 <5>
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carlton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Carlton Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Island Grove.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71823 <5>
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orange Springs Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Former name for First Baptist Church Cemetery:
    • Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hawthorne Baptist Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252341 <5>
  • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
    • The Gilgal MB Church Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • The Gilgal MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gilgal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137242 <5>
  • Ochwilla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochwilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ochwilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ochwilla Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Keuka Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keuka Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Waters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waters Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Grove Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Park Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Citra Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citra Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Citra Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71861 <5>
    • Willow Plant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Plant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Plant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willow Plant Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Putnam County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Drummond Cemetery.

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

  • Lochloosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Orange Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Citra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Keuka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Keuka is located in Putnam County
  • Fort McCoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Campville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • Interlachen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Evinston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mannville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
    • Rochelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
    • Orange Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Melrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • Reddick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollister
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Grandin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Putnam Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Micanopy
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Drummond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drummond 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 Drummond 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 Drummond Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #281780  (Drummond Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #281780 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: Hawthorne
    • County: Putnam         Elev: 26
    • Location given for GNIS #281780 (Drummond Cemetery)

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-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 Putnam, 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 Drummond Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5175, Longitude: -82.0276       In this case, the coordinates for the Drummond 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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