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A visit to the Runner 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 Runner Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Runner 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 Runner Cemetery

Lat:   30.5441°   (30° 32' 38")

Lon:   -84.0141°   (-84° 0' 50")

The Runner Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Tallahassee. Tallahassee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Runner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Runner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wiliams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willie Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Willie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Willie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Miccosukee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miccosukee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miccosukee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miccosukee Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Lloyd.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469106 <5>
  • Halls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halls Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Barrow Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barrow Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Oakfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakfield Cemetery
    • The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jones Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
    • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Texas Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texas Hill Cemetery
    • The Texas Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • St. Philips Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Philips Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chaires Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaires Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Chaires Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Chaires Family Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197996 <5>
    • Skipper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Sneeds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sneeds Cemetery
      • The Sneeds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Browns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
      • The Browns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Roddenberry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roddenberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roddenberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roddenberry Cemetery is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Blalock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blalock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blalock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blalock Cemetery is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County

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 Runner Cemetery.

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

  • Miccosukee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lloyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Capitola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Capitola is located in Leon County
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waukeenah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wacissa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Iamonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County
  • Thomas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
  • Lamont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aucilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Tallahassee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Thomasville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dewey City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Boston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <7>
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Calvary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 Runner 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 Runner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Runner 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 Runner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #290054  (Runner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #290054 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: Miccosukee
    • County: Leon         Elev: 53
    • Location given for GNIS #290054 (Runner Cemetery)

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 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Runner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5441, Longitude: -84.0141       In this case, the coordinates for the Runner 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>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.
<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.
<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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