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A visit to the Fletcher 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 Fletcher Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.5641°   (31° 33' 50")

Lon:   -83.3679°   (-83° 22' 4")

The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Irwin County<2>.

The county seat for Irwin County is located in Ocilla. Ocilla lies just to the east northeast of the Fletcher Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fletcher Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • New Valley Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Old Valley Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Mystic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mystic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mystic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mystic Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Paulks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paulks Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Evertt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evertt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evertt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evertt Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Irwinville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwinville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwinville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irwinville Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Harding Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harding Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harding Cemetery is located in Tift County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Irwin County
    • Riverbend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverbend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverbend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverbend Cemetery is located in Irwin County
    • Ocilla City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocilla City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocilla City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ocilla City Cemetery is located in Irwin County
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Irwin County
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Tift County
    • Jernigan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jernigan Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jernigan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Brushy Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Irwin County
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fletcher Cemetery.

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

  • Mystic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Irwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <6>
  • Irwinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
    • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <6>
  • Ocilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
    • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <6>
  • Brookfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Enigma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Abac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
  • Unionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Tift County
  • Fitzgerald
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Abba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Arp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
    • Alapaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rebecca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wray
      (18 miles [29 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 Fletcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Irwin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fletcher 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 Fletcher Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #314220  (Fletcher Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #314220 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: Ocilla West
    • County: Irwin         Elev: 104
    • Location given for GNIS #314220 (Fletcher 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 Irwin, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fletcher Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5641, Longitude: -83.3679       In this case, the coordinates for the Fletcher 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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