A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
31.8994, -82.4371
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jeff Davis County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Deen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Smyrna Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Smyrna Cemetery
- Moseley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
- Rolland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rolland Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Baxley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35419 <5>
- Appling Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Appling Memorial Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appling Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Appling Memorial Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Baxley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32579 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Mann - Oquin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann - Oquin Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann - Oquin Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McEachin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McEachin Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEachin Cemetery
- Crapps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crapps Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapps Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Omega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Omega Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Baxley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35420 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McCortle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McCortle Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCortle 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 Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Cedar Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Hazlehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uvalda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Lumber City Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Lumber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Petross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Surrency
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Santa Claus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Kirkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Ailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vidalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Higgston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Reidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Ohoopee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scotland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jeff Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Baxley
- Hazlehurst
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Carter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Vernon
- Reidsville
- Vidalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jeff Davis 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312371 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312371 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: Jeff Davis
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grays Landing
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8993582 Lon: -82.4370745
- 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 Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carter 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. |
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