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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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery

Lat:   30.0479°   (30° 2' 52")

Lon:   -82.5798°   (-82° 34' 47")

The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Columbia County<1>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Lake City. Lake City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery .

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 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Columbia County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Tabor Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.

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

    • Lulu
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McColskey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
    • Watertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort White
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
    • Worthington Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Olustee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • High Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • La Crosse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alachua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Burnetts Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnetts Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
        • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Brooker
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellborn
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Raiford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Branford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hague
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
        • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • O'Brien
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • White Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanderson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • McAlpin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

    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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hawthorne Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hawthorne Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorne Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Farnell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Farnell Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnell Cemetery
    • Providence Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeful Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeful Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopeful Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeful Church Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Kerce Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kerce Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerce Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Columbia Community Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Columbia Community Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Community Cemetery
      • Philippi Baptist Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Gillen Allen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lulu Baptist Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Price Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglas Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery

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

    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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #2547972  (Mount Tabor Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2547972 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: Ellisville
      • County: Columbia         Elev: 40
      • Location given for GNIS #2547972 (Mount Tabor Cemetery)
    • GNIS ID #2547973  (Mount Tabor Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2547973 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: Ellisville
      • County: Columbia         Elev: 40
      • Location given for GNIS #2547973 (Mount Tabor Cemetery)

    The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Columbia, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0479, Longitude: -82.5798    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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