A visit to the Old City Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old City Cemetery (FG ID #1623176)
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 Old City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old City Cemetery
Lat: 30.4429° (30° 26' 34")
Lon: -84.2868° (-84° 17' 12")
The Old City Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.
The county seat for Leon County is located in Tallahassee. Tallahassee lies just to the southeast of the Old City Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Soda Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soda Field Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soda Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Soda Field Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Meadowwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowwood Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meadowwood Memorial Park is located in Leon County
- Culley's Meadow Wood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Munree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson - Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Geddie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Russells Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russells Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russells Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Rhodes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Woodville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chaires Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford - Eppes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford - Eppes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford - Eppes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradford - Eppes Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Lester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Leon County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tallahassee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wakulla Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
- Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
- Crawfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Miccosukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iamonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
- Iamonia is located in Leon County
- Wacissa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Calvary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
- Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
- Waukeenah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Marks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
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 Old City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Monticello
- Quincy
- Tallahassee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Old City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Leon 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 Old City Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Old City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #306148 (Old City Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #306148 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: Tallahassee
- County: Leon Elev: 47
- Location given for GNIS #306148 (Old City Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1623176
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Leon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4429, Longitude: -84.2868 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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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