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A visit to the Dead River Cemetery ...

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 Dead River Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.0155°   (32° 0' 55")

Lon:   -82.5512°   (-82° 33' 4")

The Dead River Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dead River Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dead River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Conner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conner Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mobley Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Uvalda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uvalda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uvalda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Uvalda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • McGregor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGregor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGregor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGregor Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • McAllistor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllistor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllistor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAllistor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Moseley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moseley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Long Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Pond Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McArthur Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McArthur Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McArthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McArthur Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Lynn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Old Smyrna Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Toombs County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Spencer & Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer & Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer & Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer & Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Tillman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Rolland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rolland Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Wheeler County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dead River Cemetery.

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

  • Uvalda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Rock Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Lumber City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <5>
  • Lumber City Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
    • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
  • Hazlehurst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Petross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Petross is located in Montgomery County
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ailey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <5>
  • Graham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Glenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Higgston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Charles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
    • Scotland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
    • Santa Claus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Vidalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alamo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <5>
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Dead River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Dead River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Baxley
  • Hazlehurst
  • Lyons
    • Lyons lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Dead River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • McRae
  • Mount Vernon
  • 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 Dead River 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 Dead River Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #313390  (Dead River Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #313390 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: Uvalda
    • County: Montgomery         Elev: 72
    • Location given for GNIS #313390 (Dead River 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 Montgomery, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dead River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0155, Longitude: -82.5512       In this case, the coordinates for the Dead River 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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