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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hancock Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hancock Cemetery (FG ID #72071)

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 Hancock Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   27.7542°   (27° 45' 15")

Lon:   -81.8286°   (-81° 49' 42")

The Hancock Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Hancock Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hancock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Hancock Cemetery 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hancock Cemetery.

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

    • Fort Meade
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
      • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
    • Homeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
    • Bartow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cox Corner ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Corner
      • Cox Corner is located in Polk County
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Polk County
    • Alturas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Garfield
      • Lake Garfield is located in Polk County
    • Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roux Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roux Quarters
      • Roux Quarters is located in Polk County
    • Connersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
      • Connersville is located in Polk County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Lyle Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
        • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Gordonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Mulberry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wauchula
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lakeland Highlands
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
        • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Crooked Lake Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake Park
        • Crooked Lake Park is located in Polk County
      • Wahneta
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
        • Wahneta is located in Polk County
      • Nichols
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

    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 Hancock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hancock Cemetery.<7>

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

    • New Hope Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • New Hope Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72336 <1>
    • Ft. Meade Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Old Elim Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crum - Durrance Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Crum - Durrance Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum - Durrance Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Homeland.
      • The Crum - Durrance Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crum Cemetery
      • Durrance Cemetery
      • Homeland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum - Durrance Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198368 <1>
    • Homeland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shady Oaks Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fortner Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peace Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
    • Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Buffum Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bartow Cemetery
        • Bartow Wildwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71759 <1>
      • Palm Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Palm Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Palm Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hewing Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1124501 <1>
      • Olive Branch Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gandy Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bartow.
        • The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Connersville Cemetery
        • Polk Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <1>

    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 Hancock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #283678  (Hancock Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #283678 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: Homeland
      • County: Polk         Elev: 45
      • Location given for GNIS #283678 (Hancock Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72071

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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

    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 Polk, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hancock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7542, Longitude: -81.8286    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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 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.




 

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