A visit to the Grier 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 Grier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grier Cemetery:
31.3352, -85.0713
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grier Cemetery is located in Early County<2>.
The county seat for Early County is located in Blakely. Blakely lies just to the east northeast of the Grier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Grier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Springs Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Haleburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Haleburg Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Lawn Gardens is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn Gardens
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Culpepper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Balkum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Balkum Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hunters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granberry Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sawhatchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Haleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Blakely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Webb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <6>
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kinsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Mayhaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Oakey Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Cowarts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Shorterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Headland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jakin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Capps
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Grier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Early County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ashford
- Blakely
- Fort Gaines
- Headland
- Newville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Early 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 Grier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #314896 (Grier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #314896 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: Early
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbia
- Location given for Grier Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3351755 Lon: -85.0713179
- 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 Early, 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- Grier 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. |