A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Cemetery:
31.5682, -82.7526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Central Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Douglas. Douglas lies just to the southwest of the Central Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Wood - Spell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood - Spell Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Spell Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Chatterton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chatterton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Douglas City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas City Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglas City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Douglas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33659 <5>
- Lott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Old Wayfare Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Wayfare Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wayfare Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Wayfare Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wayfare Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfare Cemetery
- Broxton City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Broxton City Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton City Cemetery
- Rocky Pond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Pond Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pond Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Morman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morman Cemetery
- Harrell Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mora is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
- Kirkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Ambrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Axson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Talmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talmo is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Leliaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willacoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Graham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Lumber City Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 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 Central Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Baxley
- Broxton
- Douglas
- Hazlehurst
- Millwood
- Pearson
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 either 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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Central Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #344853 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344853 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas North
- Location given for Central Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5682496 Lon: -82.7526408
- 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 Coffee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Central 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. |