A visit to the East Forsyth Street 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 East Forsyth Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery:
32.0738, -84.2305
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Forsyth Street Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Americus. Americus lies just to the east southeast of the East Forsyth Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Forsyth Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the East Forsyth Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Forsyth Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Staley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Benevolence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Blackshire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshire Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Rylander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rylander Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylander Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Andersonville.
- The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andersonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328962 <5>
- Freeman Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Hill Cemetery
- Magnolia Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. James - Pennington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Forsyth Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Forsyth Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Americus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thalean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Sumter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Draneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 East Forsyth Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Forsyth Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Americus
- Ellaville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
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 helpful 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 East Forsyth Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 East Forsyth Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #343436 (East Forsyth Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #343436 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Americus
- Location given for East Forsyth Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0737751 Lon: -84.2304653
- 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 Sumter, 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- East Forsyth Street 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. |