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A visit to the Hancock 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 Hancock Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.2880°   (31° 17' 16")

Lon:   -83.8438°   (-83° 50' 37")

The Hancock Cemetery is located in Colquitt County<2>.

The county seat for Colquitt County is located in Moultrie. Moultrie lies just to the south southeast of the Hancock Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Hancock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Moultrie.
    • The Live Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Live Oak Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35038 <5>
  • Duncan Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Smith Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Kimball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Yates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yates Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Suncrest Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suncrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suncrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Suncrest Memorial Gardens is located in Colquitt County
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Strong Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strong Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wrights Chapel Cemetery is located in Worth County
  • Bridge Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • West View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
      • The West View Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
    • Tompkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Worth County
    • Harrisonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrisonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrisonville Cemetery is located in Worth County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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 Worth County
    • Baker Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Memorial Park is located in Colquitt County
    • Paulks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Worth County
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Worth County
    • Sale City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sale City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sale City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sale City Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 Worth County

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 Hancock Cemetery.

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

  • Doerun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Minnesota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnesota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
  • Anderson City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Anderson City is located in Worth County
  • Funston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
  • Moultrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartsfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Norman Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
    • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <6>
  • Liberty Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
  • Sale City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
    • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <6>
  • Bridgeboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alfords
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Alfords is located in Worth County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pebble City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
    • Cotton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Omega
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Poulan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <6>
    • Ellenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sylvester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <6>
    • Ty Ty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Hancock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colquitt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hancock 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 Hancock Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #343969  (Hancock Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #343969 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: Sigsbee
    • County: Colquitt         Elev: 104
    • Location given for GNIS #343969 (Hancock 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 Colquitt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hancock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2880, Longitude: -83.8438       In this case, the coordinates for the Hancock 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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