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A visit to the Little Ruth 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 Little Ruth Cemetery ...

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

29.9280, -81.6818

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

The Little Ruth Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Green Cove Springs. Green Cove Springs lies just to the north of the Little Ruth Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Little Ruth Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Little Ruth Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Springbank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Springbank Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbank Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Holly Hill Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Penney Farms Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Penney Farms Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Bakersville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville Cemetery
  • Rideout Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rideout Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Cemetery
  • Sampson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sampson Cemetery is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson Cemetery
  • Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Etonia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Etonia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etonia Cemetery
    • Sloans Landing Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lofton's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lofton's Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton's Cemetery
    • Mt. Heburn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Heburn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Heburn Cemetery
    • Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • Moosehaven Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Conway Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Conway Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Conway Cemetery
    • Gadara Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gadara Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadara Cemetery
    • Mei-Wun Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mei-Wun Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mei-Wun Cemetery
    • Julington Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Julington Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julington Cemetery
      • The Julington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Julington Baptist Church Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Mandarin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mandarin Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin Cemetery
    • Church of Our Savior Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Little Ruth Cemetery.

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

  • Green Cove Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Penney Farms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tocoi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Bostwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Asbury Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Doctors Inlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fruit Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Federal Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Middleburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mandarin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mandarin is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Loretto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Orange Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Florahome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Armstrong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • East Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingsley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake

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 Little Ruth 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 Little Ruth 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 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 Little Ruth Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Clay 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 Little Ruth Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #304854  (Little Ruth Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #304854 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: Clay
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Green Cove Springs
      • Location given for Little Ruth Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9280205     Lon: -81.6817565
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little Ruth 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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