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A visit to the New Home 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 New Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Home Cemetery:

30.6116, -86.2005

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

The New Home Cemetery is located in Walton County<2>.

The county seat for Walton County is located in De Funiak Springs. De Funiak Springs lies just to the north northeast of the New Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the New Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hewas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hewas Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewas Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • DeFuniak Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #671623 <5>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Crowder Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Redbay Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay Cemetery
  • Ray Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
  • Early Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Early Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Early Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Niceville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71921 <5>
  • Rocky Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rocky Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Dorcas Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Dorcas Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dorcas Cemetery
    • Santa Rosa Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Santa Rosa Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Cemetery
    • Dead River Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Dead River Cemetery is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River Cemetery
    • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ponce de Leon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Sweeney Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Valparaiso.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1058288 <5>
    • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71911 <5>
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the New Home Cemetery.

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

  • Portland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • De Funiak Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Argyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mossy Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Rosa Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Knox Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Union
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Pleasant Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Niceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sandestin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • The Village of Baytowne Wharf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Point Washington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Ponce de Leon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valparaiso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Miramar Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Mile Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Grayton Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seaside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Millers Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Eglin Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
    • Destin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Destin is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destin <6>
    • Ebro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <6>

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 New Home 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 New Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 New Home 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 New Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #287617  (New Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #287617 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: 52 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portland
      • Location given for New Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6115818     Lon: -86.2004983
      • 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 '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- New Home 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.