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A visit to the Georgetown 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 Georgetown Cemetery ...

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

29.3897, -81.6378

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

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

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Palatka. Palatka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Georgetown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Georgetown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Georgetown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Memorial Gardens is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Braddock Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Seville.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
  • Seville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Seville Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
  • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located in Seville.
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Satsuma Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma Cemetery
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Causey Family Cemetery is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
      • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    • Cone Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cone Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Pierson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198064 <5>
    • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
    • San Mateo Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The San Mateo Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo Cemetery
    • Palatka Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
    • Astor Park Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Astor Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Park Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Georgetown Cemetery.

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

  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Salt Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Welaka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crescent City Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Como
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomona Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crescent City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kerr City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
  • Nashua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Seville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pierson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Mateo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Volusia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Emporia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Peniel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Astor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Palatka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • East Palatka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Georgetown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Putnam 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 Georgetown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2514379  (Georgetown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514379 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: Putnam
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Welaka
      • Location given for Georgetown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3897222     Lon: -81.6377778
      • 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 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 '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- Georgetown 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.
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