A visit to the Brock 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 Brock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brock Cemetery:
31.0085, -84.4555
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brock Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Brock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Brock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Fountainhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Arline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Arline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arline Cemetery
- Jonas Lobe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jonas Lobe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Lobe Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleatown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fleatown Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleatown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleatown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Climax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33954 <5>
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lamar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Whigham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Whigham Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigham Cemetery
- Dollar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Dollar Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whigham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fowlstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Brinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mimsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Attapulgus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colquitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Calvary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Camilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meigs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 Brock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Camilla
- Meigs
- Newton
- Pelham
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 professional and volunteer 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 Brock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Brock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #311818 (Brock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #311818 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vada
- Location given for Brock Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0085197 Lon: -84.4554663
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Decatur, 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 from Point A (ie- Brock 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. |