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A visit to the Dowdy 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 Dowdy Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.0205°   (32° 1' 13")

Lon:   -81.9507°   (-81° 57' 2")

The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Tattnall County<2>.

The county seat for Tattnall County is located in Reidsville. Reidsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Dowdy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dowdy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mendes Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Surrency Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surrency Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Surrency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Surrency Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Evans County
  • Bay Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bay Branch Cemetery is located in Evans County
  • Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • The Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glennville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242114 <5>
  • Glennville Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Evans County
  • Battle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Battle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • The Battle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Battle Creek Cemetery
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glennville Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Evans County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Evans County
  • Hammock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammock Cemetery
    • The Hammock Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Gainwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gainwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gainwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gainwell Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • DeLoach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeLoach Cemetery
      • The DeLoach Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Glennville City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glennville City Cemetery
      • The Glennville City Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Old Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine View Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Bradley - Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Evans 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 Dowdy Cemetery.

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

  • Midway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Tattnall County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
  • Glennville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hagan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Manassas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Claxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Daisy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reidsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <6>
  • Donald
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Long County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Collins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Madray Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ohoopee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Pembroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <6>
    • Cobbtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <6>
    • Fort Stewart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryan Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
    • New Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
    • Hinesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Surrency
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Odum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ludowici
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <6>
    • Cherokee Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Register
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <6>
    • Santa Claus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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 Dowdy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tattnall County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dowdy 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 Dowdy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #313603  (Dowdy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #313603 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: Deans Crossing
    • County: Tattnall         Elev: 52
    • Location given for GNIS #313603 (Dowdy Cemetery)

The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/

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 Tattnall, 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 Dowdy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0205, Longitude: -81.9507       In this case, the coordinates for the Dowdy 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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