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A visit to the Blackshear 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 Blackshear Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.3058°   (31° 18' 20")

Lon:   -82.2351°   (-82° 14' 6")

The Blackshear Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.

The county seat for Pierce County is located in Blackshear. Blackshear lies just to the west of the Blackshear Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Blackshear Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nunn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nunn Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Ivy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ivy Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Waters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waters Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Enon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Alabaha Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alabaha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alabaha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alabaha Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Sweat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweat Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ben James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ben James Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
      • The Ramah Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Youmans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youmans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Youmans Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Ware County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Brantley County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Ware County
    • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazzard Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazzard Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazzard Hill Cemetery is located in Ware County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Ware County
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Ware County
    • Thift Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thift Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thift Cemetery is located in Brantley County
    • Thrift Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrift Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thrift Cemetery is located in Brantley County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Brantley County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Brantley County
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackshear Cemetery.

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

  • Blackshear
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
  • Patterson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Ware County
  • Waycross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winona Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Winona Park is located in Ware County
  • Deenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Deenwood is located in Ware County
  • Hoboken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Offerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mershon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Emerson Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Waresboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Coffee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
    • Nahunta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hortense
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Screven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Blackshear Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blackshear 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 Blackshear Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #349043  (Blackshear Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #349043 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: Blackshear East
    • County: Pierce         Elev: 40
    • Location given for GNIS #349043 (Blackshear Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Georgia's counties, including Pierce, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blackshear Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3058, Longitude: -82.2351       In this case, the coordinates for the Blackshear 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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