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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 Purdom Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.2041°   (29° 12' 14")

Lon:   -81.4337°   (-81° 26' 1")

The Purdom Cemetery is located in Volusia County<1>.

The county seat for Volusia County is located in De Land. De Land lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Purdom Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Purdom Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Volusia 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 Purdom 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Purdom Cemetery.

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

    • Barberville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Pierson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Volusia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Astor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • De Leon Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • North De Land
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
    • De Land Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Highlands
      • De Land Highlands is located in Volusia County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Acron ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
        • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Beresford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
        • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • West De Land
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
        • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • De Land
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • De Land Southwest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
        • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Daytona Park Estates
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Park Estates
        • Daytona Park Estates is located in Volusia County
      • Crescent City Station
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
        • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
      • Paisley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crescent City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Georgetown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
        • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Pine Lakes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
        • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Daytona Highridge Estates
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

    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 Purdom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Volusia County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purdom 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Purdom Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Pierson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198064 <7>
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lungren Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Daugharty Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harris Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Lake Dias Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cone Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cone Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Causey Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Causey Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Causey Family Cemetery is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Causey Family Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pinehurst Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Pinehurst Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • The Pinehurst Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Fairport Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
      • Seville Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Seville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Seville Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seville Cemetery
      • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
      • St. John's Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Astor Park Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Astor Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Astor Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Astor Park Cemetery
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Glenwood African-American Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Church Street Cemetery
        • Glenwood Black Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      • Braddock Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Braddock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Braddock Cemetery is located in Volusia County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Seville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddock 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 Purdom Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #289384  (Purdom Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #289384 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: Pierson
      • County: Volusia         Elev: 15
      • Location given for GNIS #289384 (Purdom Cemetery)

    The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Volusia, 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 things 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 Purdom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2041, Longitude: -81.4337    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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