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A visit to the Land 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 Land Cemetery ...

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

30.0024, -83.1704

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

The Land Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.

The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Mayo. Mayo lies just to the north of the Land Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Land Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Land Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wayfare Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Wayfare Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfare Cemetery
  • Winburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Winburn Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winburn Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Alton Church of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Alton Church of God Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Church of God Cemetery
    • The Alton Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71729 <5>
  • Sand Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sand Pond Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pond Cemetery
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ivey Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Cooks Hammock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cooks Hammock Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hammock Cemetery
  • Grant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Folsom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Maypop Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Maypop Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypop Cemetery
    • Mt. Willing Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Willing Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willing Cemetery
    • Head Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Head Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • O'Brien Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Day.
      • The Day Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brewer Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1864188 <5>
    • St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Day.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2744269 <5>
    • Dees Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
    • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Baptist Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Land Cemetery.

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

  • Mayo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <6>
  • Buckville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • O'Brien
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Branford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Day
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McAlpin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dowling Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Padlock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • Little Lake City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Live Oak
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <6>
    • Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Steinhatchee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steward City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Steward City is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
    • Wellborn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort White
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rixford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Lee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <6>
    • Old Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town

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 Land Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Land Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Land Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #285325  (Land Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #285325 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: Lafayette
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mayo
      • Location given for Land Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.002446     Lon: -83.1704128
      • 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 Lafayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Land 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.