A visit to the Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fitzgerald Cemetery:
31.8982, -83.5102
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fitzgerald Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fitzgerald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fitzgerald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christian Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hannah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hannah Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Pitts City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pitts City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts City Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oklahoma Cemetery
- Oklahoma Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35976 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pine City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City Cemetery
- Pine City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine City Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
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- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Youngs Chapel Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Cordele.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461429 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36363 <5>
- Seville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Seville Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Rebecca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383979 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Fitzgerald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fitzgerald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pitts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Rebecca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKenzie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Abba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Abbeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arabi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pineview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Finleyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Lamb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Cordele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irwinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rhine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Fitzgerald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fitzgerald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ashburn
- Cordele
- Irwinville
- Ocilla
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314158 (Fitzgerald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314158 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pitts
- Location given for Fitzgerald Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8982333 Lon: -83.5101647
- 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 Wilcox, 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- Fitzgerald 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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