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A visit to the Leona Payne Cemetery ...

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 Leona Payne Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leona Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   32.6971°   (32° 41' 49")

Lon:   -83.1504°   (-83° 9' 1")

The Leona Payne Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.

The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies just to the north of the Leona Payne Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Leona Payne Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Plains Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Red Level Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Level Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Thomas Dupree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Dupree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Dupree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Dupree Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Big Sandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Sandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Sandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Hagin - Fordham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagin - Fordham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagin - Fordham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hagin - Fordham Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Walters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walters Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Harvill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harvill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Gallmore - Chapman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Danville City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville City Cemetery
      • The Danville City Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
    • Ussery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ussery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ussery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ussery Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Oconee Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lords Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lords Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lords Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lords Cemetery is located in Wilkinson 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 Leona Payne Cemetery.

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

  • Irwinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
    • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <5>
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Allentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Toomsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
    • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <5>
  • McIntyre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <5>
  • Dudley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
  • Oconee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
    • Oconee is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <5>
  • Ivey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Dublin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • East Dublin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Coopers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Dry Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Leona Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leona Payne 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 either 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 Leona Payne Cemetery:

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 Leona Payne Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #346797  (Leona Payne Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #346797 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: Stuckey Boone Lake
    • County: Wilkinson         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #346797 (Leona Payne 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 Wilkinson, 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 obstructions 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 Leona Payne Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6971, Longitude: -83.1504       In this case, the coordinates for the Leona Payne Cemetery 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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