A visit to the John Boyer Family 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 John Boyer Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Boyer Family Cemetery:
33.1563, -83.0057
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Boyer Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Boyer Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the north northeast of the John Boyer Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the John Boyer Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the John Boyer Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Boyer Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Ozborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ozborn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozborn Cemetery
- N F Garland Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The N F Garland Gravesite is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for N F Garland Gravesite
- Garland Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenns Mary Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nicholls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- Old Beulah Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Green Sanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Second Darien Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415598 <5>
- Second Darien Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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- Zebulon Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Bethea Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Second Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Trawicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trawicks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawicks Cemetery
- Underwood - Harrison Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trawick Family Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the John Boyer Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Boyer Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zebulon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goat Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warthen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hardwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meriwether
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tennille
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Coopers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Brown's Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Oconee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hallwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Edge Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Toomsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
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 John Boyer Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Boyer Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Gibson lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the John Boyer Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gibson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the John Boyer Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Toomsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 John Boyer Family Cemetery:
- 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 John Boyer Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985778 (John Boyer Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985778 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: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Devereux
- Location given for John Boyer Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1562595 Lon: -83.0057033
- 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 '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- John Boyer Family 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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