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A visit to the Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy Cemetery

Lat:   31.0130°   (31° 0' 46")

Lon:   -83.0049°   (-83° 0' 17")

The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Lanier County<2>.

The county seat for Lanier County is located in Lakeland. Lakeland lies just to the west northwest of the Lovejoy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Lovejoy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Foreman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foreman Cemetery is located in Lanier County
  • James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • North Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cemetery is located in Clinch County
  • Arabia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arabia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arabia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arabia Cemetery is located in Clinch County
  • Hendley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hendley Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • St. John MB Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Prospect Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweet Prospect Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Echols County
    • The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Cow Creek Church Cemetery
    • Wayfare Cemetery
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Berrien County
  • Avera Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ray City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36523 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Unity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
      • The Unity Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Wetherington Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wetherington Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Dame Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dame Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dame Cemetery is located in Clinch County
    • Holmes Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holmes Chapel Cemetery is located in Clinch County
    • Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery
      • The Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery is located in Atkinson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pearson.
      • The Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Live Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263493 <5>
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Eason Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eason Cemetery is located in Clinch County
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Forest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Clinch County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lovejoy Cemetery.

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

  • Lakeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <6>
  • Stockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Naylor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
    • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <6>
  • Du Pont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Howell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Echols County
  • Ray City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
    • Ray City is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <6>
  • Homerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Echols County
  • Franklinville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
    • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • Cogdell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
  • Nashville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Barko Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Valdosta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Remerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Statenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <6>
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pearson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leliaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leliaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Hahira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dasher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Willacoochee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <6>
    • Cecil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Lake Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Axson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Lovejoy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lanier County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #317441  (Lovejoy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #317441 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: Lakeland
    • County: Lanier         Elev: 60
    • Location given for GNIS #317441 (Lovejoy 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 Lanier, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lovejoy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0130, Longitude: -83.0049       In this case, the coordinates for the Lovejoy 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>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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