A visit to the Hays 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 Hays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hays Cemetery:
30.4104, -83.2650
The Hays Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Madison. Madison lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hays Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hays Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hays Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stonewall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Campbell Sink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stroud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Drew Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Columbus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Columbus Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Columbus Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winquepin Pond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pineland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Hays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Day
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rixford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buckville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clyattville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Padlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dasher
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
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 Hays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jasper
- Madison
- Mayo
- Mayo lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hays Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mayo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Statenville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Hays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #283839 (Hays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #283839 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lee
- Location given for Hays Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.410215 Lon: -83.2648648
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Hays Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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