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A visit to the Sammis 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 Sammis Cemetery ...

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

30.3222, -81.6090

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

The Sammis Cemetery is located in Duval County<2>.

The county seat for Duval County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the west northwest of the Sammis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sammis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sammis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Arlington Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Arlington Park Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Arlington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71737 <5>
  • Arlington Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temple Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71953 <5>
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
  • Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • The Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Memory Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Pinehurst Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pinehurst Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
    • Cosmo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cosmo Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmo Cemetery
    • Restlawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Potters Field
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Potters Field is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
    • Duval County Paupers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sammis Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Nicholas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
  • Arlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • San Marco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • San Marco is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
  • Bowden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bowden is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
  • Talleyrand
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Jacksonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brooklyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Magnolia Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Sans Pareil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Polly Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Polly Town is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Normandy Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Loretto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • San Pablo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • San Pablo is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
    • Biscayne Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Mayport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayport is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mandarin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Neptune Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Johns
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonville Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
      • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
      • Pablo Beach
      • Ruby
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <6>

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 Sammis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Duval County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sammis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Duval 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 Sammis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #304744  (Sammis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #304744 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: Duval
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arlington
      • Location given for Sammis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3221841     Lon: -81.6089822
      • 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 Duval, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sammis 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.