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A visit to the Fort Hill 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Hill 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery

Lat:   32.8529°   (32° 51' 10")

Lon:   -83.6074°   (-83° 36' 26")

The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.

The county seat for Bibb County is located in Macon. Macon lies just to the west southwest of the Ft. Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ft. Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Bibb County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Camp Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Humphries Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphries Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • St.s Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Bibb County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bibb County
  • Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens is located in Jones County
  • Wincey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wincey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wincey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wincey Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Macon Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macon Memorial Park
    • The Macon Memorial Park is located in Bibb County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Macon.
    • The Macon Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Macon Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35131 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Bloomfield Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Bibb County
    • Stone Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Creek Cemetery is located in Bibb County
    • Mountain Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain Springs Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
      • The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Griswoldville Church Cemetery
    • Henderson Stripling Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Stripling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Stripling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Stripling Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Stiles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stiles Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jones County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Cross Keys
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Keys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
  • Macon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Macon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
    • East Macon is located in Bibb County
  • Wheeler Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheeler Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
    • Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
  • Payne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Payne is located in Bibb County
  • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
  • Vinson Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
    • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
  • Dry Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Huber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Huber is located in Twiggs County
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Jones County
    • Former name for Clinton:
    • Albany
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • James
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Jones County
    • Gray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <7>
    • Lizella
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
    • Echeconnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
    • Brooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
    • Bolingbroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Wayside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County

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 Ft. Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bibb County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Hill 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 either 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 Ft. Hill 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #314292  (Fort Hawkins Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #314292 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: Macon East
    • County: Bibb         Elev: 136
    • Location given for GNIS #314292 (Fort Hawkins Cemetery)

The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/

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 Bibb, 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' 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 Ft. Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8529, Longitude: -83.6074       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Hill 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>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.
<7>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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