A visit to the Jackson Family Graveyard ...
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 Family Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Family Graveyard:
33.2021, -83.2524
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jackson Family Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jackson Family Graveyard is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jackson Family Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jackson Family Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jackson Family Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jackson Family Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Sanford Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Heritage Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Binion Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- James Butts Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper Family Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Jacob Gumm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacob Gumm Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Gumm Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Bob Jones Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- The Memory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milledgeville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35328 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amoss Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Amoss Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss Family Cemetery
- Clayton - Bonner Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jackson Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jackson Family Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Meriwether
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Milledgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Resseaus Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Eatonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Ethridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Zebulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Fortville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Haddock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Ivey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Goat Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(20 miles [32.2 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 Family Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jackson Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eatonton
- Gray
- Gray lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Jackson Family Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Milledgeville
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jackson Family Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
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 Jackson Family Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Family Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985822 (Jackson Family Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985822 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Sinclair West
- Location given for Jackson Family Graveyard:
- Lat: 33.2020838 Lon: -83.2523784
- 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 Hancock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Family Graveyard) 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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