A visit to the Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flat Creek Cemetery:
31.2149, -84.8730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flat Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Miller County<2>.
The county seat for Miller County is located in Colquitt. Colquitt lies just to the east southeast of the Flat Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flat Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flat Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The George Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Cratic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cratic Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cratic Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Rawls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rawls Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls Cemetery
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36368 <5>
- Colquitt City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shepard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Lawn Gardens is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn Gardens
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaky Lawn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329472 <5>
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flat Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flat Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayhaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Colquitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jakin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sawhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Blakely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Donalsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Iron City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douglasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Steam Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
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 Flat Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miller County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flat Creek 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 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 Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Miller 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 Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335320 (Flat Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335320 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: Miller
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donalsonville NE
- Location given for Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2149026 Lon: -84.8729794
- 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 Miller, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Creek 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. |