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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 Jackson Family Graveyard ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Family Graveyard

Lat:   33.2021°   (33° 12' 7")

Lon:   -83.2524°   (-83° 15' 8")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanford Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Baldwin Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baldwin Memorial Gardens is located in Baldwin County
  • Howe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howe Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
  • Heritage Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Binion Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binion Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binion Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Binion Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
  • James Butts Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Butts Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Butts Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Butts Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • McDonald Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDonald Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Harper Family Cemetery #2
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Family Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Family Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Family Cemetery #2 is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lillie Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lillie Rhodes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bone Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jacob Gumm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Gumm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Gumm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacob Gumm Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jones Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
      • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Walls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bob Jones Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bob Jones Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bob Jones Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bob Jones Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Simmons Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • West View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West View Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Memory Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Hill Cemetery
      • The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Chapel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Amoss Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amoss Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amoss Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amoss Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Clayton - Bonner Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton - Bonner Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton - Bonner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clayton - Bonner Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
  • Hallwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Resseaus Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
    • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brown's Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
  • Ethridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Ethridge is located in Jones County
  • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
  • Zebulon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Fortville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • Fortville is located in Jones County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Haddock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coopers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
    • Bradley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • James
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Jones County
    • Ivey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Goat Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • 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 begin 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:

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: GNIS record #1985822 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: Lake Sinclair West
    • County: Hancock         Elev: 145
    • Location given for GNIS #1985822 (Jackson Family Graveyard)

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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Jackson Family Graveyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2021, Longitude: -83.2524       In this case, the coordinates for the Jackson Family Graveyard 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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