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A visit to the Socrum Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Socrum Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Socrum Cemetery (FG ID #521310)

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 Socrum Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   28.1658°   (28° 9' 56")

Lon:   -82.0109°   (-82° 0' 39")

The Socrum Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Socrum Cemetery .

Name Variations for Socrum Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Bethel Baptist Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Socrum Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Socrum Cemetery.

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

  • Kathleen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gibsonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
  • Fox Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Fox Town is located in Polk County
  • Lakeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Knights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Winston is located in Polk County
  • Acton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Combee Settlement
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combee Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
  • Crystal Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Crystal Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
  • Fussels Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fussels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
    • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Polk City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zephyrhills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cedar Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plant City Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eaton Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kossuthville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Medulla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
    • Woodfield Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Plant City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
    • South Plant City Farms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Socrum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Socrum 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 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 Socrum 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 Socrum Cemetery:

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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' 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 Socrum Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1658, Longitude: -82.0109    
<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 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>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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