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A visit to the Early Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Early Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Early Cemetery (FG ID #71921).

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 Early Cemetery ...

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

30.5137, -86.4608

The Early Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Niceville.

The cemetery is located in Okaloosa County<2>.

The county seat for Okaloosa County is located in Crestview. Crestview lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Early Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Early Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Early Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sweeney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
  • Beal Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Hewas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hewas Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewas Cemetery
  • Carr Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
  • New Home Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Santa Rosa Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Santa Rosa Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Crowder Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
    • Old Dorcas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Old Dorcas Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dorcas Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Early Cemetery.

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

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 Early Cemetery. The following communities are located in Okaloosa County.

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

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Okaloosa 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 Early Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #71921

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #281940  (Early Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #281940 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: Okaloosa
      • Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Niceville
      • Location given for Early Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5135305     Lon: -86.460227
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Okaloosa, 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' (or 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- Early 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.