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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 Gornto Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gornto Cemetery

Lat:   31.0015°   (31° 0' 5")

Lon:   -83.4911°   (-83° 29' 27")

The Gornto Cemetery is located in Brooks County<1>.

The county seat for Brooks County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Gornto Cemetery .

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 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 Gornto Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Brooks County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Gornto Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Gornto Cemetery.

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

    • Barney
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Morven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <3>
    • Shiloh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Cecil
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hahira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fodie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Adel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Barko Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Sparks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Ellenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pavo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Quitman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Remerton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
        • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
      • Barwick
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valdosta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ray City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
        • Ray City is located in Berrien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <3>
      • Lenox
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

    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 Gornto Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brooks County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gornto Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Campground Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem MB Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Redding Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redding Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redding Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Strickland / Coulter Cemetery is located in Brooks County
      • The Strickland / Coulter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Colter Cemetery
      • Colter Strickland Cemetery
      • Coulter Cemetery
      • Coulter Family Cemetery
      • Coulter Manning Cemetery
      • Coulter Strickland Cemetery
      • Strickland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37211 <6>
    • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Rizer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Rizer Cemetery is located in Brooks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rizer Cemetery
      • Kennedy Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Macedonia Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The New Macedonia Church Cemetery is located in Brooks County
        • The New Macedonia Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Macedonia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Macedonia Church Cemetery
      • Hodges Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Sylvester Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvester Cemetery
      • Henry Clark Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Passmore Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Passmore Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passmore Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Cook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens

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

    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 Gornto Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #314727  (Gornto Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #314727 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: Cecil
      • County: Brooks         Elev: 67
      • Location given for GNIS #314727 (Gornto Cemetery)

    The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Brooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gornto Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0015, Longitude: -83.4911    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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