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A visit to the Wilcox 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 Wilcox Cemetery ...

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

30.5663, -85.8549

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

The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chipley. Chipley lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wilcox Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilcox Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Wilcox Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71911 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dead River Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River Cemetery
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Cemetery
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Redbay Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • Ebro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Ebro Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Potter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ponce de Leon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon Cemetery
  • Greenhead Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Greenhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tiller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Tiller Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
    • Westville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
      • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <5>
    • Deadening Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Deadening Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadening Cemetery
    • Barfield Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Barfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
    • Lay Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lay Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
    • Blackman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
    • Wood Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilcox Cemetery.

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

  • Millers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Ebro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <6>
  • Knox Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Ponce de Leon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Brock Crossroad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
  • Argyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wausau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonifay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • De Funiak Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Point Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Rosemary Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inlet Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove

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 Wilcox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilcox 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 websites either 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 Wilcox Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Wilcox Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #293280  (Wilcox Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #293280 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Millers Ferry
      • Location given for Wilcox Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5663044     Lon: -85.8549338
      • 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilcox 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.