A visit to the Keystone Heights 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 Keystone Heights Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keystone Heights 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 Keystone Heights Cemetery
Lat: 29.7930° (29° 47' 34")
Lon: -82.0451° (-82° 2' 42")
The Keystone Heights Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Green Cove Springs. Green Cove Springs lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Keystone Heights Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Keystone Heights Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keystone Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hope Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Blue Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Pond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blue Pond Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Free Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Canaan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Free Canaan Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida is located in Putnam County
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Abline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abline Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Abline Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waldo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waldo Community Cemetery
- Saluda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saluda Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saluda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gadara Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadara Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gadara Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1135724 <5>
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson - Starke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nelson - Starke Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Prevatt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Mt. Heburn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Heburn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Heburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Heburn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Prescott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Sparkman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72646 <5>
- Ochwilla Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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
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 Keystone Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keystone Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keystone Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Putnam Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grandin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Florahome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kingsley Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
- Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
- Kingsley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Alachua County
- Hawthorne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Interlachen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Keuka is located in Putnam County
- Mannville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
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 Keystone Heights Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keystone Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gainesville
- Interlachen
- Starke
- Starke lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Keystone Heights Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Starke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
- Waldo
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 Keystone Heights Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Keystone Heights Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Keystone Heights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #307236 (Keystone Heights Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #307236 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: Keystone Heights
- County: Clay Elev: 45
- Location given for GNIS #307236 (Keystone Heights Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Keystone Heights Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7930, Longitude: -82.0451 In this case, the coordinates for the Keystone Heights 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | 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. |