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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 Bruce Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.7118°   (32° 42' 42")

Lon:   -84.8713°   (-84° 52' 16")

The Bruce Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies just to the north of the Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamilton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hamilton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34313 <5>
  • Blue Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Clowers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clowers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clowers Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Spear Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spear Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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 Harris County
  • Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Cataula.
    • The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rehoboth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36568 <5>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Geter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Geter Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Bingham Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bingham Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bingham Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bingham Chapel Cemetery is located in Harris County
  • Ellerslie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellerslie Cemetery
    • The Ellerslie Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • The Ellerslie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ellerslie UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33795 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Beech Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Springs Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 Harris County
    • Meadows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • 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 Harris County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • New Hopewell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Smith - Hattox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Hattox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Hattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith - Hattox Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Old Smyrna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Smyrna Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Copland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copland Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Whitehead Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Harris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Harris County

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 Bruce Cemetery.

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

  • Cataula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ellerslie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Mountain Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Valley
    • Pine Mountain Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Valley <6>
  • Fortson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Hall
    • Waverly Hall is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly Hall <6>
  • Midland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pine Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Pine Lake is located in Harris County
  • Upatoi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upatoi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upatoi
    • Upatoi is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upatoi <6>
  • Flint Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
    • Bibb City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bibb City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
      • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
    • City Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
      • City Village is located in Muscogee County
    • Warm Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
    • River View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
      • River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Osanippa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osanippa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
      • Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Smith's Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
      • Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
    • Columbus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wynnton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
      • Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
    • Box Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullochville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullochville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
      • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County

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 Bruce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harris County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #350945  (Bruce Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #350945 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: Cataula
    • County: Harris         Elev: 190
    • Location given for GNIS #350945 (Bruce 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 Harris, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bruce Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7118, Longitude: -84.8713       In this case, the coordinates for the Bruce 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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