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A visit to the Leonia 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 Leonia Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leonia 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 Leonia Cemetery

Lat:   30.9091°   (30° 54' 32")

Lon:   -86.0152°   (-86° 0' 54")

The Leonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.

The county seat for Holmes County is located in Bonifay. Bonifay lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Leonia Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Leonia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Padgett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Walton County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Walton County
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • Royals Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royals Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • McDuffie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Walton County
  • Vaughanville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Holmes County
  • McDuffie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDuffie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDuffie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDuffie Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Curry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce de Leon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce de Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ponce de Leon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Pittman Cemetery
      • Pittman Cemetery
      • Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <5>
    • Whitewater Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitewater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Geneva City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geneva City Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Hall & Rivers Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall & Rivers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall & Rivers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall & Rivers Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Corner Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corner Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corner Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corner Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Corner Creek Upper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corner Creek Upper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corner Creek Upper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corner Creek Upper Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • DeFuniak Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #671623 <5>
    • Westville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Dyson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyson Cemetery
      • The Dyson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Caryville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Leonia Cemetery.

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

  • Pleasant Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Walton County
  • Cerrogordo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
  • Izagora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Izagora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Izagora is located in Holmes County
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <7>
  • Argyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ponce de Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Westville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eunola ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
    • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • De Funiak Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Samson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
    • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <7>
  • Caryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Black
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Knox Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Coffee Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
      • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Paxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Florala
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
      • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <7>
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Five Points
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Chancellor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
      • Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)

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 Leonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Leonia Cemetery:

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 Leonia Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1805745  (Leonia Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1805745 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: Darlington
    • County: Holmes         Elev: 56
    • Location given for GNIS #1805745 (Leonia Cemetery)

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 Holmes, 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 Leonia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9091, Longitude: -86.0152       In this case, the coordinates for the Leonia 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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