A visit to the Jackson 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 Jackson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Cemetery:
30.9705, -84.7405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Jackson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jackson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Jackson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- New Enterprise Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Trawick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Trawick Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick Cemetery
- Olive Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth FWB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250017 <5>
- Chason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chason Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chason Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Whites Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hornsby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaky Lawn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329472 <5>
- Mock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Mothers Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mothers Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mothers Home Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Friendship Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery is located in Donalsonville.
- The Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Live Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35036 <5>
- Danley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Danley Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
- Hammock Springs FWB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boykin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin 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 Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brinson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Donalsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Colquitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steam Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Butler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Faceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Fowlstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mayhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Jakin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chattahoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Climax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- River Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Vada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Two Egg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Sneads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Attapulgus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Jackson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Jackson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Jackson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #316000 (Jackson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #316000 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brinson
- Location given for Jackson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9704644 Lon: -84.7404753
- 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 Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson 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. |
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