A visit to the Harris & McDew 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 Harris & McDew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris & McDew Cemetery:
31.8521, -82.7143
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris & McDew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris & McDew Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jeff Davis County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the east of the Harris & McDew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris & McDew Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris & McDew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris & McDew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
- Courson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hazlehurst City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <5>
- Wooten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wooten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Bazemore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bazemore Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore Cemetery
- McEachin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McEachin Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEachin Cemetery
- Wilcox andHall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tillman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Dodges Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clements Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- The Clements Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harris & McDew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris & McDew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kirkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Lumber City Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Lumber City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Uvalda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McRae - Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McRae
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Alston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nicholls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milan
(23 miles [37 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 Harris & McDew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jeff Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris & McDew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Baxley
- Baxley lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Harris & McDew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baxley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxley
- Broxton
- Douglas
- Hazlehurst
- McRae
- McRae lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Harris & McDew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Mount Vernon
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harris & McDew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jeff Davis 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 Harris & McDew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335107 (Harris and McDew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335107 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: Jeff Davis
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roper
- Location given for Harris and McDew Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8521276 Lon: -82.7143071
- 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 Jeff Davis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harris & McDew 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. |