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A visit to the Old Fidelis 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 Old Fidelis Cemetery ...

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

30.9418, -87.0405

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

The Old Fidelis Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Rosa County is located in Milton. Milton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of the Old Fidelis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Fidelis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Fidelis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Dixonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Dixonville Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville Cemetery
  • Odom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Odom Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
  • Gay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gay Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Walling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
  • Sellersville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sellersville Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • McLellan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The McLellan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLellan Cemetery
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Travis Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Travis Creek Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Creek Cemetery
    • Pine Level Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
    • Fuqua Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
    • Cora Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cora Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora Cemetery
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine View Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View Cemetery
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Fidelis Cemetery.

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

  • Jay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
  • Riverview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Pollard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • East Brewton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Brewton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewton <5>
  • Roberts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Flomaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <5>
  • Century
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Hammac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • McDavid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Byrneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Pine Barren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
    • Harold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Molino
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town

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 Fidelis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Rosa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagdad
  • Brewton
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Fidelis Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Milton
  • Molino

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 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 Old Fidelis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Santa Rosa 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 Old Fidelis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288092  (Old Fidelis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288092 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: Santa Rosa
      • Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fidelis
      • Location given for Old Fidelis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9418502     Lon: -87.040522
      • 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 Santa Rosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Fidelis 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.