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A visit to the Blakely Cemetery ...


The location of the Blakely Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Blakely Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.3724°   (31° 22' 20")

Lon:   -84.9388°   (-84° 56' 19")

The Blakely Cemetery is located in Early County<2>.

The county seat for Early County is located in Blakely. Blakely lies just to the northeast of the Blakely Cemetery .

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 Blakely Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Early County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Blakely Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Blakely
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bancroft
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Early County
    • Sawhatchee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County
    • Columbia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Haleburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Damascus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Douglasville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Bellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Shorterville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
        • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Fort Gaines
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Edison
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
        • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Colquitt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Barber
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
        • Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jakin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
        • Jakin is located in Early County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <4>
      • Floydtown ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
        • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oketeyeconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
        • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
      • Coleman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Oakey Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
        • Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)

    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 Blakely Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Early County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Blakely Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pine Lawn Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Lawn Gardens is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Gardens
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Mercier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mercier Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercier Cemetery
    • Colomokee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colomokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colomokee Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colomokee Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Bush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bush Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grier Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grier Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • George Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The George Cemetery is located in Early County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
      • New Bethel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Dubose Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dubose Cemetery is located in Early County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubose Cemetery
      • Bryant - Neves Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant - Neves Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Flat Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Miller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Creek Cemetery
      • Houston Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Houston Cemetery is located in Early County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
      • Bluffton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery

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

    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 Blakely Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #344862  (Blakely Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #344862 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: Blakely South
      • County: Early         Elev: 76
      • Location given for GNIS #344862 (Blakely 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 Early, 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 Blakely Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3724, Longitude: -84.9388       In this case, the coordinates for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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