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A visit to the Lax Cemetery ...


The location of the Lax Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Lax Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lax Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lax Cemetery

Lat:   31.4727°   (31° 28' 21")

Lon:   -83.1232°   (-83° 7' 23")

The Lax Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.

The county seat for Coffee County is located in Douglas. Douglas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Lax Cemetery .

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 Lax Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Coffee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lax Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lax Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Alapaha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willacoochee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
      • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <4>
    • Mora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Ambrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <4>
    • Enigma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Leliaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leliaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Brookfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Douglas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <4>
    • Broxton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Fitzgerald
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
        • Nashville is located in Berrien County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
      • Irwinville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
        • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <4>
      • Pearson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tifton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Unionville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
        • Unionville is located in Tift County

    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 Lax Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lax Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lax Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lax Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Union Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Luke Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Luke Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Purvis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Purvis Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purvis Cemetery
    • Lax Community Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lax Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lax Community Cemetery is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lax Community Cemetery
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Paulk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
    • Brogdon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brogdon Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • The Brogdon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Griffin MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogdon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381140 <6>
    • Nolan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
    • Joseph Carver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joseph Carver Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Carver Cemetery
    • Vickers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vickers Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickers Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Paulk Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
      • Paulk Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
      • Satilla Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Satilla Cemetery is located in Irwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satilla Cemetery
      • Paulk Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Irwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
      • Luke Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Luke Cemetery is located in Berrien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
      • Mt. Paron Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Paron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Paron Cemetery is located in Berrien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Paron Cemetery
      • Glory Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Glory Cemetery is located in Berrien County
        • The Glory Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Glory UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glory Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279880 <6>
      • Golpher Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golpher Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Golpher Hill Cemetery is located in Berrien County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golpher Hill Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Lax Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #345086  (Lax Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #345086 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: Lax
      • County: Coffee         Elev: 94
      • Location given for GNIS #345086 (Lax Cemetery)

    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 Coffee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lax Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4727, Longitude: -83.1232       In this case, the coordinates for the Lax Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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