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A visit to the Old Columbus Cemetery ...

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 Old Columbus Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Columbus Cemetery

Lat:   30.3836°   (30° 23' 0")

Lon:   -83.1654°   (-83° 9' 55")

The Old Columbus Cemetery is located in Suwannee County<2>.

The county seat for Suwannee County is located in Live Oak. Live Oak lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Columbus Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old Columbus Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Drew Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Drew Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Drew Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stroud Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Stroud Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hays Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Blue Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
    • The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Corinth Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Church Cemetery
    • The Corinth Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Orange Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Orange Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Dowling Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152670 <6>
  • Rock Cut Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Cut Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
  • West Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lake Cemetery
    • The West Lake Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Campbell Sink Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Sink Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Campbell Sink Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Campbell Sink Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Winquepin Pond Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winquepin Pond Cemetery
    • The Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Madison.
    • The Winquepin Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Winquepin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72772 <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mims Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mims Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
    • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72335 <6>
    • McCall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
      • The Macedonia MB Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Macedonia MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Macedonia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980357 <6>
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hicks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Blair Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Brady Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brady Cemetery
      • The Brady Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Claywood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claywood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claywood Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Columbus Cemetery.

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

  • Lee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <7>
  • Dowling Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
    • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
  • Live Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rixford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
  • Day
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Padlock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
  • Jasper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
  • Leland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pinetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Bakers Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • McAlpin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <7>
    • Clyattville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellborn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Statenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <7>

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 Columbus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suwannee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Columbus Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Jasper
    • Jasper lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Columbus Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jasper.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Madison
    • Madison lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Columbus Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Mayo
    • Mayo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Columbus Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mayo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Statenville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Old Columbus Cemetery:

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 Columbus Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #288084  (Old Columbus Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #288084 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: Ellaville
    • County: Suwannee         Elev: 21
    • Location given for GNIS #288084 (Old Columbus Cemetery)

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

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 Suwannee, 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 things 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 Columbus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3836, Longitude: -83.1654       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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