A visit to the Purdom 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 Purdom Cemetery ...
The Purdom Cemetery is located in Volusia County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Astor Park Cemetery
- The Astor Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Park Cemetery
- Braddock Cemetery
- Causey Family Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
- Glenwood African-American Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- Lake Dias Cemetery
- Lungren Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
- Pinehurst Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- Seville Cemetery
- Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 alphabetically:
- Acron ‑ Historic
- Astor
- Barberville
- Beresford
- Crescent City Station
- Crescent City
- Daytona Highridge Estates
- Daytona Park Estates
- De Land Highlands
- De Land Southwest
- De Land
- De Leon Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emporia
- Georgetown
- Glenwood
- Highland Park ‑ Historic
- Lake Kathryn
- Lake Mack - Forest Hills
- North De Land
- Paisley
- Pierson
- Pine Lakes
- Pittman
- Pittman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
- Seville
- Volusia
- West De Land
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.
- Crescent City
- De Land
- De Leon Springs
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 Purdom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Volusia 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 Purdom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #289384 (Purdom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #289384 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: Volusia
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pierson
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- Purdom Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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