A visit to the Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Limestone Cemetery:
30.9796, -86.0741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Limestone Cemetery is located in Walton County<2>.
The county seat for Walton County is located in De Funiak Springs. De Funiak Springs lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Limestone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Limestone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Padgett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Leonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonia Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- Broxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Broxton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Cemetery
- Royals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Corner Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Corner Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Creek Cemetery
- Corner Creek Upper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDuffie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDuffie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McDuffie Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuffie Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hall & Rivers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hall & Rivers Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall & Rivers Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Vaughanville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Limestone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Limestone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Samson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Izagora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Cerrogordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Florala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coffee Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Funiak Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chancellor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Ponce de Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Svea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Scranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Onycha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Alberton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Mossy Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Goodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
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 Limestone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Limestone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Funiak Springs
- Florala
- Geneva
- Samson
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 websites either 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 Limestone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Walton 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 Limestone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #285534 (Limestone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #285534 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: Walton
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Darlington
- Location given for Limestone Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9796255 Lon: -86.0741063
- 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 Walton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Limestone 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. |
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