A visit to the Merrill 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 Merrill Cemetery ...
The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blackman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Broxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Broxton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Caryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <3>
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- 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 <3>
- Forehand Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Geneva City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Geneva City Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva City Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonia Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- McDuffie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McDuffie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McDuffie Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuffie Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Vaughanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Whitewater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Merrill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Argyle
- Black
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bonifay
- Caryville
- Cerrogordo
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Chancellor
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Costilla ‑ Historic
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- De Funiak Springs
- Esto
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Five Points
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Geneva
- Hartford
- Izagora
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Knox Hill
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Noma
- Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Ponce de Leon
- Samson
- Union
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Westville
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 Merrill 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 Merrill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Funiak Springs
- Geneva
- Hartford
- Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Merrill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Merrill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #286730 (Merrill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #286730 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hobbs Crossroads
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Merrill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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